Systemic problem structuring applied to community involvement in water conservation

Foote, Jeff; Gregor, Jan; Hepi, Maria; Baker, Virginia; Houston, Donald; Midgley, Gerald

doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602248

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“…Because OR projects are often complex, and not all relevant information is apparent from the start, the explicit exploration of different possible boundary judgements (about who might be involved and affected, as well as the issues that concern them) can inform the design of an intervention process (Foote et al, 2007).…”

Section: A New Theoretical Approach To Understanding Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Boundary games: How teams of OR practitioners explore the boundaries of intervention

Velez-Castiblanco

Brocklesby

Midgley

2016

European Journal of Operational Research

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Section: A New Theoretical Approach To Understanding Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Boundary games: How teams of OR practitioners explore the boundaries of intervention

Velez-Castiblanco

Brocklesby

Midgley

2016

European Journal of Operational Research

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“…This understanding of CST has been applied in a number of organizational, multi‐agency and community development projects (e.g. Midgley et al ., ; Gregory and Midgley, ; Midgley, ; Boyd et al ., ; Córdoba and Midgley, , ; Midgley, ; Boyd et al ., ; Foote et al ., ; Midgley et al ., ; Shen and Midgley, ; Barros‐Castro et al ., ), and it provided us with useful ideas for evolving our systemic mediation approach.…”

Section: Systemic Mediationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systemic Mediation: Moral Reasoning and Boundaries of Concern

Midgley

Pinzón

2013

Syst. Res.

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This paper outlines a new systemic mediation approach, based on the idea that the most important thing for many participants in mediation is to have their moral reasoning understood and appreciated. This is frequently more important to people than financial reparation. We compare our mediation approach with others to demonstrate that many previous approaches share the assumption that once the interests of a participant have been identified, these should not be questioned. In contrast, our systemic mediation approach encourages participants to explore their own and other people's moral frameworks to enable critical reflection on their interests. Indeed, the concept of an ‘interest’ can be reframed as the boundary that a participant uses to delimit his or her concerns, and boundaries can be shifted in response to moral reasoning. Our mediation approach aims to generate both personal insights and improvements in mutual understanding. The mediator plays a facilitative role but cannot be neutral: the morality of the mediator unavoidably influences his or her facilitative interventions. Therefore, personal reflection by the mediator on his or her own moral framework is essential, so that its influences can be made visible and the facilitator can thereby be held accountable for them in dialogue with his or her peers. Tools are provided in our systemic mediation approach to support reflection on moral frameworks and boundaries of concern, and a practical example of their use in Colombian mediation practice is provided. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Policies in New Zealand (Foote et al 2006) 24.4.1.1 Context, Purpose, and Design The study takes place in a water-stressed town in New Zealand where water security stands as a contentious issue between government agencies and the local community as a result of the failure of successive policies to provide a satisfactory solution to ongoing water shortages. The study starts with the premise that effective implementation of water conservation policies depends on the collaboration of all stakeholders and interest groups.…”

Section: Support Community Engagement In Water Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Incorporating Human Aspects into Groundwater Research and Policy Making: A Soft and Critical Systems Thinking Approach

Elsawah

Guillaume

2016

Integrated Groundwater Management

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Groundwater management issues present a serious challenge partly because of the complexity and uncertainty that human elements (i.e. cognitive, social, cultural and political) bring into the problem, as well as our limited capacity to fully comprehend and deal with such elements and their interactions with the biophysical systems. Whereas there is a wide recognition of the importance of stakeholder participation for the design and implementation of effective policies, the ongoing depletion of groundwater and disputes surrounding management policies suggest the need for better participatory mechanisms. This raises the question of how human elements can be incorporated into groundwater policies. Whereas there is no single discipline that can provide answers for such crucial research and policy questions, this chapter argues that systems thinking (especially soft and critical approaches) has the potential to provide a framework of theories, methods and example applications to help incorporate human elements into groundwater management and research. This chapter aims to give an overview of systems thinking by firstly describing the theory, distinguishing between hard, soft and critical systems thinking approaches. Secondly, we discuss the importance of mixing methods from these approaches and evaluating

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Systemic problem structuring applied to community involvement in water conservation

Cited by 60 publications

References 20 publications

Boundary games: How teams of OR practitioners explore the boundaries of intervention

Boundary games: How teams of OR practitioners explore the boundaries of intervention

Systemic Mediation: Moral Reasoning and Boundaries of Concern

Incorporating Human Aspects into Groundwater Research and Policy Making: A Soft and Critical Systems Thinking Approach

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