Il ruolo della simulazione nella esplicitazione e condivisione della conoscenza tacita

2009 ◽  
pp. 55-77
Author(s):  
Federico Barnabč ◽  
Mathias M. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Chemical Company ◽  
Flight Simulators ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Building Project

- Managers and operators working in complex and dynamic domains usually take their decision upon incomplete information and a relevant role is played by personal expectations and beliefs, as well as by their own mental models. In such contexts tacit knowledge becomes crucial, being the basis on which individuals take decisions and carry out actions. Therefore, it becomes essential to explicit, formalize and share tacit knowledge among all the employees and within the organization. In this regard, over the past few years many methodologies and techniques have been mentioned as useful for tacit knowledge management purposes but further evidence is still needed. Starting from these considerations, this paper suggests that simulation models can play a fundamental role, being instruments to support strategic thinking, group discussion and learning in teams, and providing the bases for meaningful learning experiences relying on the use of computer based management flight simulators. In more detail, the paper presents the outcomes and the main features of a group model-building project at a chemical company. The process of knowledge elicitation and knowledge sharing, the gaining of a better common understanding about the production process and the development of the different mental models of the operators are some of the goals the project aimed to pursue. Among its findings, the paper shows that the method described in this work could be used in a variety of production processes in order to sustain processes of individual and organizational learning.Keywords: Simulation, system dynamics, tacit knowledge, learning.

Microworld Development

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias M. Fischer ◽  
Federico Barnabè
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Calcium Carbide ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Interactive Learning Environment ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Chemical Company ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Building Project

The article presents the outcomes of a group model-building project at a chemical company that produces calcium carbide. The project led not only to the creation of a system dynamics model describing the production process but also to a microworld, a computer-based interactive learning environment meant to reproduce most of the features of the operating and controlling software actually used in the company. The process of organizational learning, the gaining of a better common understanding of the production process, and the development of the different mental models of the plant operators were some of the project's main goals. Moreover, the method followed during the project can be considered as general and can be used mainly in a variety of production processes in most manufacturing industrial firms both for the modeling of production processes and for teaching and training the operators who manage such systems.

Evaluating immediate and long-term impacts of qualitative group model building workshops on participants' mental models

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney J. Scott ◽  
Robert Y. Cavana ◽  
Donald Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Mental Models ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Group Model Building

scholarly journals Modeling with Stakeholders for Transformative Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne van Bruggen ◽  
Igor Nikolic ◽  
Jan Kwakkel
Keyword(s):  
Model Building ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Environmental Modeling ◽  
Boundary Object ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Model Building

Coherent responses to important problems such as climate change require involving a multitude of stakeholders in a transformative process leading to development of policy pathways. The process of coming to an agreement on policy pathways requires critical reflection on underlying system conceptualizations and commitment to building capacity in all stakeholders engaged in a social learning process. Simulation models can support such processes by providing a boundary object or negotiating artifact that allows stakeholders to deliberate through a multi-interpretable, consistent, transparent, and verifiable representation of reality. The challenge is how to structure the transdisciplinary process of involving stakeholders in simulation modeling and how to know when such a process can be labeled as transformative. There is a proliferation of approaches for this across disciplines, of which this article identifies Group Model Building, Companion Modeling, Challenge-and-Reconstruct Learning, and generic environmental modeling as the most prominent. This article systematically reviews relevant theories, terminology, principles, and methodologies across these four approaches to build a framework that can facilitate further learning. The article also provides a typology of approaches to modeling with stakeholders. It distinguishes transformative approaches that involve stakeholders from representative, instrumental and nominal forms. It is based on an extensive literature review, supported by twenty-three semi-structured interviews with participatory and non-participatory modelers. The article brings order into the abundance of conceptions of transformation, the role of simulation models in transformative change processes, the role of participation of stakeholders, and what type of approaches to modeling with stakeholders are befitting in the development of policy pathways.

scholarly journals Negotiating and Exploring Relationships in Métis Community-Based Research

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-182
Author(s):  
Amanda LaVallee ◽  
Cheryl Troupe ◽  
Tara Turner
Keyword(s):  
Model Building ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Group Model Building ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Research Relationship ◽  
Building Project

Adding a Métis voice to the larger discourse on Indigenous (Métis, First Nation, and Inuit) health research, this work shares experiences and insights gained in relationship building from a community-based Métis research project entitled, Converging Methods and Tools: A Métis Group Model Building Project on Tuberculosis. A collaborative partnership between PhD student Amanda LaVallee, the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan (MN-S) Health Department and two independent health researchers, the project, conducted from 2010 to 2012, incorporated a System Dynamics participatory methodology called Group Model Building (GMB), with Métis research methods, ethics, and knowledge, to build a model of tuberculosis (TB) experience in Saskatchewan Métis communities. This article examines the co-author’s experiences with these collaborative methodologies and with the other partners in the research project, as well as the relational research stories that were essential to the practice of Metis community-based research. Moving beyond discussion of objectivity toward transparency about our presence within the research relationship, this work offers our collaborative experience as a success, and provides inspiration and insight on how to engage in ethical, competent, culturally appropriate, and relevant community-based research.

scholarly journals A proposed selection process in Over-The-Top project portfolio management

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Jemy Vestius Confido ◽  
Dermawan Wibisono ◽  
Yos Sunitiyoso
Keyword(s):  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Project Portfolio ◽  
Project Portfolio Management ◽  
Portfolio Managers ◽  
Over The Top

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an Over-The-Top (OTT) initiative selection process for communication service providers (CSPs) entering an OTT business.Design/methodology/approach: To achieve this objective, a literature review was conducted to comprehend the past and current practices of the project (or initiative) selection process as mainly suggested in project portfolio management (PPM). This literature was compared with specific situations and the needs of CSPs when constructing an OTT portfolio. Based on the contrast between the conventional project selection process and specific OTT characteristics, a different selection process is developed and tested using group model-building (GMB), which involved an in-depth interview, a questionnaire and a focus group discussion (FGD).Findings: The paper recommends five distinct steps for CSPs to construct an OTT initiative portfolio: candidate list of OTT initiatives, interdependency diagram, evaluation of all interdependent OTT initiatives, evaluation of all non-interdependent OTT initiatives and optimal portfolio of OTT initiatives.Research limitations/implications: The research is empirical, and various OTT services are implemented; the conclusion is derived only from one CSP, which operates as a group. Generalization of this approach will require further empirical tests on different CSPs, OTT players or any firms performing portfolio selection with a degree of interdependency among the projects.Practical implications: Having considered interdependency, the proposed OTT initiative selection steps can be further implemented by portfolio managers for more effective OTT initiative portfolio construction.Originality/value: While the previous literature and common practices suggest ensuring the benefits (mainly financial) of individual projects, this research accords higher priority to the success of the overall OTT initiative portfolio and recommends that an evaluation of the overall portfolio should occur prior to individual evaluation. Consequently, certain initiatives may not provide direct individual benefits. Those initiatives should remain within the portfolio because they are needed for the success of other initiatives.

Evaluating group model building exercises: a method for comparing externalized mental models and group models

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 28-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geeske Scholz ◽  
Martina Austermann ◽  
Kai Kaldrack ◽  
Claudia Pahl-Wostl
Keyword(s):  
Mental Models ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Group Model Building

scholarly journals Current Practices and Future Pathways towards Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8733
Author(s):  
Gisela Cebrián ◽  
Mercè Junyent ◽  
Ingrid Mulà
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Competencies Development

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development reflects the urgency to embed the principles of education for sustainable development (ESD) into all levels of education. ESD, understood as an integral part of quality education and where all educational institutions, from preschool to higher education and in non-formal and informal education, can and should foster the development of sustainability competencies. This Special Issue entitled “Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development II” responds to this urgency and the papers presented deliver recent developments in the field of sustainability and ESD competencies. They focus on various perspectives: systematic literature reviews and conceptual contributions; curriculum developments and pedagogical approaches to explore competencies’ development, such as action research, serious games, augmented reality, multi-course project-based learning and group model building processes; testing and validation of assessment tools and processes for linking sustainability competencies to employability and quality assurance processes. The contributions show how the field of sustainability and ESD competencies has become a major focus in recent years and present emerging research developments. Further research efforts need to be put into operationalizing sustainability competencies and developing tools that help measure and assess students’ and educators’ competencies development.

Group model building effectiveness: a review of assessment studies

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eti�nne A. J. A. Rouwette ◽  
Jac A. M. Vennix ◽  
Theo van Mullekom
Keyword(s):  
Model Building ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Group Model Building

Exploring construction workers' attitudinal ambivalence: a system dynamics approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Xu ◽  
Mengge Zhang ◽  
Bo Xia ◽  
Jiangbo Liu
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Group Model Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
Safety Attitude

PurposeThis study aimed to identify driving factors of safety attitudinal ambivalence (AA) and explore their influence. Construction workers' intention to act safely can be instable under conflicting information from safety management, co-workers and habitual unsafe behaviour. Existing research explained the mechanism of unsafe behaviours as individual decisions but failed to include AA, as the co-existence of both positive and negative attitude.Design/methodology/approachThis study applied system dynamics to explore factors of construction workers' AA and simulate the process of mitigating the ambivalence for less safety behaviour. Specifically, the group model building approach with eight experts was used to map the causal loop diagram and field questionnaire of 209 construction workers were used to collect empirical data for initiating parameters.FindingsThe group model building identified five direct factors of AA, namely the organisational safety support, important others' safety attitude, emotional arousal, safety production experience and work pressure, with seven feedback paths. The questionnaire survey obtained the initial values of the factors in the SD model, with the average ambivalence at 0.389. The ambivalence between cognitive and affective safety attitude was the highest. Model simulation results indicated that safety experience and work pressure had the most significant effects, and safety experience and positive attitude of co-workers could compensate the pressure from tight schedule and budget.Originality/valueThis study provided a new perspective of the dynamic safety attitude under the co-existence of positive and negative attitude, identified its driving factors and their influencing paths. The group model building approach and field questionnaire surveys were used to provide convincible suggestions for empirical safety management with least and most effective approaches and possible interventions to prevent unsafe behaviour with tight schedule and budget.

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