Boundary Objects as a Framework to Understand the Role of Systems Integrators

Fong, A.C.M.; Valerdi, Ricardo; Srinivasan, Jayakanth

doi:10.1142/s1793966607000042

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“…We have also shown how MARKAL has the more specific, subsidiary attributes of a boundary object as identified by Carlile and others [28,33]. Moreover we have referred to the scale of use of MARKAL internationally, this being " [30].…”

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Energy model, boundary object and societal lens: 35 years of the MARKAL model in the UK

Taylor

Upham

McDowall

et al. 2014

Energy Research & Social Science

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Technical energy models operate within social systems and those that perform particular social as well as technical functions are more likely to be used. We illustrate this with the example of the MARKAL energy system model in the UK, a model that is also widely used internationally. In the UK, MARKAL modelling has a long history helping underpin government energy and climate policy. We trace the use of the model from its initial development in the mid-1970s to the present day, highlighting attributes that contribute to its role as a suc interconnecting energy policy communities. We suggest that changing images of the energy policy problem have enabled MARKAL to shift from an initial role in identifying technologies to reduce oil dependency to playing a key role in target-oriented climate policy. Furthermore, we argue that the ability of MARKAL to perform different roles for different groups has served to embed and institutionalise the model in the energy policy community. Moreover, the capacity of the model to represent detailed technology options has accorded with a technological focus that has suited prevailing, shared conceptions of the energy-climate policy problem. Highlights

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“…Helping to define a successful boundary object, both Carlile [28] and Fong et al [33] consider the applied problem of knowledge management across functional boundaries in the context of manufacturing and engineering project management. Carlile refers to two pre-identified aspects of spanning knowledge boundaries and proposes a third, complementary aspect.…”

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Energy model, boundary object and societal lens: 35 years of the MARKAL model in the UK

Taylor

Upham

McDowall

et al. 2014

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…With these objects, participants can translate what is otherwise tacit knowledge of a system that is often inaccessible to members of other groups into explicit knowledge that can be universally understood and integrated by all participants [12].…”

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Boundary Objects for Participatory Group Model Building of Agent-Based Models

Rose

Homa²,

Hovmand

et al. 2015

2015 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Boundary objects in participatory group processes help participants share their understanding of systems across disciplinary and social boundaries. We report development of a series of boundary objects in a group model building project in which stakeholders and modelers constructed agent-based models (ABMs) of health care seeking and delivery.We propose conventions for describing agent actions and interactions, and offer advice for effective use of boundary objects in a group process of building ABMs. We found that 1) an early boundary object was helpful for teaching stakeholders basic ABM concepts; 2) physical correspondence between boundary objects and model interfaces improved participant engagement; 3) group ownership of the model was threatened when the modeling team failed to capture needed model elements through the boundary object; 4) adherence to boundary object conventions improved when participants were given specific charges; 5) with hands-on exposure, the model graphical user interface became an effective boundary object.

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“…There is also a significant amount of knowledge that exists as tacit knowledge among experts [15]. Furthermore, these conditions can be viewed as emerging knowledge systems with new knowledge of the conditions continuing to build among groups of experts [16, 17]. Building knowledge in silos and in unstructured format makes it challenging to share or integrate knowledge of these conditions in a common domain.…”

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“…Building knowledge in silos and in unstructured format makes it challenging to share or integrate knowledge of these conditions in a common domain. Consequently, there is growing interest in the literature to explore the model of building communication bridges in emerging or complex knowledge systems that can be understood and shared by knowledge communities at the design phase itself [16]. This will allow the collaborative knowledge to grow in a consistent and semantically operable manner.…”

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An evaluation of SNOMED CT® in the domain of complex chronic conditions

Sampalli¹,

Shepherd²,

Duffy³

et al. 2010

Int J Integr Care

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Objective: To determine the content coverage in SNOMED CT ® to represent the multidisciplinary terms and concepts in the domain for complex chronic conditions. Methods: An evaluation of the coverage of multidisciplinary health factors in SNOMED CT ® for the complex and chronic condition, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is conducted in the study. The methodology included a retrospective audit of patient charts and feedback from multidisciplinary clinicians in the creation of a controlled vocabulary used in the generation of patient profiles for MCS. Clinicians and experts in the field reviewed and tested the vocabulary for its usefulness (scope, specificity and structure) by re-coding three patient profiles using the vocabulary. Cohen's kappa analysis was conducted to determine inter-rater reliability. Cronbach's alpha analysis was conducted to determine the internal reliability of the survey questionnaire. Results:One hundred patient charts and nine clinicians from varying health disciplines participated in the study. SNOMED CT ® was shown to capture nearly 82% of the concepts spanning multidisciplinary areas of health focus. The nutrition area of health focus had the highest level of exact matches. Furthermore, post-coordination was applied in an attempt to improve coverage of concepts to 75% (of 45 terms) of the missing terms in SNOMED CT ® . Seventy-five percent (n=9) of the clinicians agreed on the overall usefulness of the vocabulary. Conclusions: SNOMED CT® had a reasonable coverage of the multidisciplinary health concepts required to describe a complex and chronic condition. Standardizing the multidisciplinary vocabulary with reference tag to a widely used reference terminology, such as SNOMED CT ® to discuss the terms and concepts used may improve the understanding across disciplines and communities of practice. Overall, based on the availability of concepts in SNOMED CT ® and the feedback from clinicians, the approach looks promising and should be further explored.

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Boundary Objects as a Framework to Understand the Role of Systems Integrators

Cited by 28 publications

References 7 publications

Energy model, boundary object and societal lens: 35 years of the MARKAL model in the UK

Energy model, boundary object and societal lens: 35 years of the MARKAL model in the UK

Boundary Objects for Participatory Group Model Building of Agent-Based Models

An evaluation of SNOMED CT® in the domain of complex chronic conditions

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