A multi-methodological combination of the strategic choice approach and the analytic network process: From facts to values and vice versa

The challenge of inclusivity, capability and change in complex, multi‐stakeholder problem situations—Practical insight from the application of participative systems methods, models and facilitation within an organisational setting

“…The interest in mixing methodologies and methods, often referred to as multimethodology, pluralism or critical systems thinking, is evident (Flood & Jackson, 1991; Jackson, 2003, 2019; Midgley, 2000; Mingers & Gill, 1997), particularly in response to the challenges presented by complex and diverse problem contexts (Jackson, 2019; Mingers & Gill, 1997; Taket & White, 2000) and learning from practical applications (Jackson, 2020). The prominence of PSMs in such settings is also evident from accounts reflected in this and other literature (Cronin et al, 2014; Crowe et al, 2017; Franco, 2013; Franco et al, 2007, 2016; Freeman & Yearworth, 2017; Lami & Tavella, 2019; Lami & Todella, 2023; Lowe et al, 2016; Ufua et al, 2018; Wright et al, 2019).…”

Solving the Problem of Reducing the Audiences’ Favor toward an Educational Institution by Using a Combination of Hard and Soft Operations Research Approaches

“…Over the last 20 years, some have acknowledged the importance of problem structuring and PSMs for Decision Analysis (DA), moving beyond the idea that DA begins with a well-structured problem. Even though PSMs can bring significant advantages to decision-making, little engagement appears to have been made to this point of view in the literature [26].…”

“…In a study, as part of the decision-making process of policymaking, an Analysis Network Process (ANP) approach and an SCA were proposed as a multi-methodological approach. The researchers used Latour's concept of the "collective" as a conceptual framework to describe the decision-making process, with its conflict and negotiation, openings, and closings [26]. To generate purposes for sustainable wastewater management through a game-based intervention, researchers designed a card game to aid participatory decision-making processes.…”

“…Toward achieving this goal, PSMs enable the integration of many alternatives into the problem-solution process, allow stakeholders with different perspectives and knowledge to visualize the problems cognitively, adjust the representation as the stakeholder group's discussion progresses, and vice versa, and allow partial or local improvements to be made rather than global solutions marginalizing many interests [25]. Through carefully structuring (or defining and redefining) a problem, PSMs seek to deliver a rational framework to resolve messy problems formerly solved by applying HOR techniques [26]. Many PSMs have been formed in the last 50 years, including Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), Strategic Options Development and Analysis (SODA), Robustness Analysis (RA), Strategic Choice Approach (SCA), etc.…”

Spor Takipçilerinin Facebook ve Instagram'da Spor Kulüpleriyle Etkileşim Kurma Motivasyonu Ölçeğinin Geçerlik-Güvenirlik Çalışması ve Spor Takipçilerinin Çeşitli Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi

“…SSY ile ilgili araştırmalara bakıldığında, çalışmaların alışılmadık konular üzerine karar vermeyi sağlamasına odaklanılan araştırmalar (Khakee ve Strömberg, 1997;Todella, Lami ve Armando, 2018) ile karşılaşılacak problemli durumları çözmeye odaklanmaktan ziyade etkileşimli ve katılımcı şekilde yapılandırmaya odaklanan araştırmalar (Lami ve Todella, 2023) üzerine yoğunlaşıldığı görülmektedir. Mimarlık (Todella, Lami ve Armando, 2018), sanayi (Bailey ve Lenihan, 2015) ve politika (Friend, 1993;Sutton, Hickling ve Friend, 1986) gibi alanlarda SSY önemine dikkat çeken araştırmaların hepsinin temelinde, yönetimsel süreçlerin geliştirilmesi konusu ele alınmaktadır.…”