Decision maps: A framework for multi-criteria decision support under severe uncertainty

Improving situation awareness in crisis response teams: An experimental analysis of enriched information and centralized coordination

“…Simultaneously, the actual situation and the information about it evolve in a highly dynamic way, and the match between situation and information is far from perfect: information is typically lagging, uncertain, sometimes contradictory or missing, and in many cases it requires further interpretation . In other words, the dynamics of a crisis and the volatility of the situation, the information about it, and the aims organizations or individuals pursue impact the effectiveness of coordination (Comes et al, 2011;Van de Walle and Turoff, 2008).…”

Modeling for Policy Formulation: Causal Mapping, Scenario Generation, and Decision Evaluation

“…However, the structure and content of the map informs the building of the value tree, in an ad hoc translation, in which, the causal map can be used to elicit preferences, cf. (Comes et al 2011). For a simple example of this, see Fig.…”

“…With respect to integrating multi-criteria decision analysis with causal maps and simulation of scenarios, Comes et al (2011) presents the concept of "decision maps", integrating problem structuring and scenario planning using causal maps with multi-criteria decision analysis, but keeps the focus on operational decision making and to a lesser extent on policy making. However, the structure and content of the map informs the building of the value tree, in an ad hoc translation, in which, the causal map can be used to elicit preferences, cf.…”

Empirical Legal Research: The Gap between Facts and Values and Legal Academic Training

“…63 In principle (multi-actor) multi-criteria analysis (MAMCA) and decision maps can make this process transparent, in particular now that digital tools are available to engage professionals in such a process simultaneously. 64 Smits also addressed the relationship between empirical legal research and normativity.…”