| Titre : | How to use a systems diagram to analyse and structure complex problems for policy issue papers (2011) |
| Auteurs : | van der Lei, T. E., Auteur ; Enserink, B., Auteur ; Thissen, W. A. H., Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | Journal of the operational research society (JORS) (Vol. 62 N° 7, Juillet 2011) |
| Article en page(s) : | pp. 1391–1402 |
| Note générale : | Recherche opérationnelle |
| Langues : | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | 001.424 |
| Tags : | OR education Problem structuring Policy issue paper analysis System diagram Complex problems |
| Résumé : | Many policy problems are complex in the sense that natural, technological, social and human elements interact. Problem exploration and structuring are essential as a basis for deliberate and focused approaches towards problem resolution. The results of problem exploration efforts can be laid down in the form of a policy issue paper. We have developed a systemic, stepwise approach, which has been elaborated and taught for over a decade to hundreds of students. This seven-step approach centers on the construction of a system diagram as a means to provide structure to the conceptualisation of a complex problem situation. The approach is based on a conscious combination of existing relatively straightforward analytical methods including objectives hierarchy, means-ends analysis, causal diagramming, stakeholder analysis, and contextual scenarios. The obtained insights are then summed up in a policy issue paper, which is the basis for further planning and research. |
| DEWEY : | 001.424 |
| ISSN : | 0160-5682 |
| En ligne : | http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v62/n7/abs/jors201028a.html |
