SCRIPTS FOR GROUP MODEL-BUILDING

Building models directly with client groups has become increasingly co mmon in the field of system dynamics. For the past nine years, the mod eling group at the University at Albany has been experimenting with te chniques handling the complex modeling and facilitation processes invo lved in group work. This article extends the previously reported work by discussing specific scripted techniques used to implement the group modeling building approach. The authors' purpose is to initiate a lar ger discussion of shared scripts and techniques for group model buildi ng. The discussion is divided into planning far a group model building conference, scheduling the day, particular scripts and techniques for various group model building tasks, and closing a group modeling conf erence. (C) 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Syst. Dyn. Rev. 13, 107-12 9, 1997.