Integration of Problem Structuring Methods

Norese, Maria Franca; Rolando, Diana; Fregonara, Elena

doi:10.4018/ijdsst.2015040104

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“…In Phase 1.2 we developed a conceptual map taking into account all the interested parties, useful both in the research phase and in a subsequent phase of the design process to understand the relational dynamics that exist between the actors involved [69][70][71][72]. We divided the stakeholders into two categories according to their characteristics, making reference to the best-known models in the stakeholder mapping literature-e.g., CIA, Gephi and Mendelow methods, approaches used by UNESCO- [73,74]: active stakeholder or insiders, such as the private owner of the area, the public (represented by the municipality of Finale Ligure and the Soprintendenza) and the associations involved; passive stakeholders or outsiders such as tourists and residents.…”

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Values, Memory, and the Role of Exploratory Methods for Policy-Design Processes and the Sustainable Redevelopment of Waterfront Contexts: The Case of Officine Piaggio (Italy)

2018

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In the last few decades the renewal of waterfront contexts has been especially inspired by neoliberal approaches favoring the creation of residential units and entertainment facilities. However, sustainability frameworks suggest that the economic dimension should be interpreted in a way that goes beyond the profitability of the interventions and that takes into account non-monetary values as well. In light of the complex social value (CSV) theory—which considers as a fundamental value component the intrinsic values attributed by communities to environmental and cultural heritage resources—this article proposes the adoption of exploratory methods to firstly map and then integrate citizens’ points of view into the evaluation and design of redevelopment scenarios, selecting the ex-industrial complex of Officine Piaggio (Italy) as a case study. Survey results highlighted that discrepancies between the new functions advanced by official redevelopment proposals and citizens’ opinions were present, and that values such as memory and collective meaning need to be considered if multidimensional sustainability represents a goal. Coherent with these results, a new project scenario is then envisioned and implications related to the application of exploratory methods in the decision-making and policy-design processes are finally advanced.

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Values, Memory, and the Role of Exploratory Methods for Policy-Design Processes and the Sustainable Redevelopment of Waterfront Contexts: The Case of Officine Piaggio (Italy)

2018

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“…For instance, the Strategic Choice Approach, as a method facilitating collaborative processes about complex decision problems (Friend et al, 1974), improves the understanding of inter-organisational decision processes in various public policy domains and has been successfully used in supporting public policy making (e.g. Friend and Hickling, 1987;Norese et al, 2015). However, it does not explicitly support the design of policy alternatives, at least not using a formal theory and a replicable procedure.…”

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Design Theory for Generating Alternatives in Public Decision Making Processes

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Literature about public decision making experiences, including stakeholders' engagement, offers best practices but also reports of unsuccessful case studies. Meaningful participation activities require direct integration of stakeholders into all the phases of the public decision process to unleash innovation. Often, policy making incorporates participation late in the process, after the problem definition has occurred, alternatives have been defined, without considering stakeholders' knowledge and problem understanding. The early stage of policy alternatives design is essential to the development of policy. Our research presents an extensive literature review with respect to policy design and design theory in order to show that the formal process of generation of alternatives has been little investigated. There is a demand for methodologies aiming at supporting policy makers and relevant stakeholders during policy design. In this regard, this paper introduces (and explores) the operational role of design theory in the policy making process for the generation of policy alternatives. Design thinking, as a way to inform a collective problem definition leading to innovation, highlights the value of early stakeholders' engagement. The aim of this paper is to understand, from an operational point of view, what "design" means in a policy making context, developing an innovative approach for assisting the formalization of policy design. The paper uses the results of a pilot case study to illustrate the application of the Concepts-Knowledge theory framework to support the innovative design of policy alternatives for the groundwater protection policy of the Apulia Region (southern Italy). Response to Reviewers: Dear Editor, Many thanks for the opportunity granted to further improve the manuscript. We are thankful to the Reviewers for the appreciation of our revisions and we list below our answers to their last suggestions. The section numbers refer to the revised manuscript. The revised text has been highlighted.

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“…A real-life case scenario of public procurement has presented in order to demonstrate the usefulness of this system. Norese, Rolando and Fregonara (2015), proposed an approach based on the integration of two PSM (Problem Structuring Methods). Said methods finalized to create a knowledge framework of the project context and to control uncertainties and complexities.…”

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Appraisal of Partner Enterprises under GTFNS Environment

Sahu¹,

Sahu

2016

International Journal of Decision Support System Technology

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In present research, a Multi-Criterion Decision Making (MCDM) appraisement index/module/framework is conceptualized from the resource of literature survey in extent of agile strategy of Supply Chain Management (SCM). The vagueness, impreciseness as well as inconsistency associated in measures and their metrics (sub-measures) is considered in the presented work and the assessment of the experts panel is acquired ‘described subjectively' in linguistic terms and transformed into Generalized Trapezoidal Fuzzy Number set (GTFNs). Thus, a fuzzy performance index model has been introduced in purpose to evaluate an Overall Fuzzy Performance Index (OFPI) and also to identify the barriers/ill-strong measures. The novelty of exposed research exists in evaluation period of OFPI. In preview researches, it was indeed imperative to assign the appropriateness ratings as well as priority weights for second level metrics (sub-measures) and priority weights individual 1st level measures for evaluating the OFPI under 2nd level hierarchy of SC. The present research compensates this research gap and the authors developed a model pertaining to MCDM, which answered towards said dilemma. The OFPI has been evaluated by availing same data excluding priority weights of individual 1st level measures. Furthermore, a revised ranking approach accompanied with fuzzy performance important index has fruitfully been implemented to identify the barriers/ill-strong measures.

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Integration of Problem Structuring Methods

Cited by 8 publications

References 64 publications

Values, Memory, and the Role of Exploratory Methods for Policy-Design Processes and the Sustainable Redevelopment of Waterfront Contexts: The Case of Officine Piaggio (Italy)

Values, Memory, and the Role of Exploratory Methods for Policy-Design Processes and the Sustainable Redevelopment of Waterfront Contexts: The Case of Officine Piaggio (Italy)

Design Theory for Generating Alternatives in Public Decision Making Processes

Appraisal of Partner Enterprises under GTFNS Environment

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