The Compram Methodology: A Methodology for Policymaking for Complex Societal Problems

Handling Societal Complexity

“…33 We define problem handling as: Although we agree with this description, we do not want to make restrictions concerning any (known) goal in the sense of a desired situation.…”

“…In order to describe the changes over time, a language should be employed that is able to express dynamic changes. 33 See for further discussion on simulation models Sect. An example of a software program based on a numerical language is a simulation model where time can be expressed by differential equations VanDijkum 1992).…”

“…They also 33 The word "people" is used to indicate individuals involved in the credit crisis, but not working in the financial system. They also 33 The word "people" is used to indicate individuals involved in the credit crisis, but not working in the financial system.…”

“…33 The quality of the problem handling process is dependent on the quality of the facilitator and that of the selected members of the problem handling teams, the experts and actors. In discussing a complex societal issue, items are missed, overseen, or not known.…”

“…33 In the period of 1995-2003 the Dutch large cities of Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, and The Hague received a special budget from the government for handling their specific problems called "The large city Project in The Netherlands." For a long time this issue of immigration was politically too vulnerable to discuss due to the fear of being politically incorrect (right wing).…”