Group model building can be used as a tool to increase the efficiency of game development. In a d... more Group model building can be used as a tool to increase the efficiency of game development. In a development project done for an Air War College, group model building was used as a core method to create a multiplayer, decision training game. The method made it possible, within two working days, to progress from the first meeting between domain experts and modeller to a tested, multiplayer game. The development work was perceived as involving college instructors in a positive and useful process of knowledge elicitation and sharing. The final product was evaluated by both instructors and students as a suitable tool for decision-making training at strategic level. At the same time the development required very limited use of resources.
In environments that demand a high degree of flexibility together with rapid and accurate decisio... more In environments that demand a high degree of flexibility together with rapid and accurate decision-making, network centric command structures have been promoted as “the” organizational solution to meet these demands. Network centric command structures, arguably, enhance the situation awareness and the understanding of the situation. The NCW (Network Centric Warfare) Learning Lab was developed to allow systematic, simultaneous experimental manipulation of structural and individual varibles, in order to observe the effects on dependent variables such as actual and perceived operational effectiveness. The Learning Lab was designed to particularly stimulate the dynamic aspects of decision making. Our preliminary results show that a network centric organization does not necessarily lead to higher perceived situation awareness or better understanding of the situation. Although our findings are in contrast to contemporary writings on the organization of military operations, we find them to...
This paper describes a modelling process at a Norwegian chemical producer, who owns 20% of a rese... more This paper describes a modelling process at a Norwegian chemical producer, who owns 20% of a reservoir based hydro-energy plant. While the initial objective was to increase the profitability of the energy plant (in particular by an improved understanding of buying and selling decisions and a reconciliation of the managerial and engineering points of view in the context of a liberalised energy market) the process resulted in the company's decision to refocus on its core-business. The process illustrates how a modelling process can lead to a fundamental reframing of the issue, resulting in major change for the company.
Group model building can be used as a tool to increase the efficiency of game development. In a d... more Group model building can be used as a tool to increase the efficiency of game development. In a development project done for an Air War College, group model building was used as a core method to create a multiplayer, decision training game. The method made it possible, within two working days, to progress from the first meeting between domain experts and modeller to a tested, multiplayer game. The development work was perceived as involving college instructors in a positive and useful process of knowledge elicitation and sharing. The final product was evaluated by both instructors and students as a suitable tool for decision-making training at strategic level. At the same time the development required very limited use of resources.
In environments that demand a high degree of flexibility together with rapid and accurate decisio... more In environments that demand a high degree of flexibility together with rapid and accurate decision-making, network centric command structures have been promoted as “the” organizational solution to meet these demands. Network centric command structures, arguably, enhance the situation awareness and the understanding of the situation. The NCW (Network Centric Warfare) Learning Lab was developed to allow systematic, simultaneous experimental manipulation of structural and individual varibles, in order to observe the effects on dependent variables such as actual and perceived operational effectiveness. The Learning Lab was designed to particularly stimulate the dynamic aspects of decision making. Our preliminary results show that a network centric organization does not necessarily lead to higher perceived situation awareness or better understanding of the situation. Although our findings are in contrast to contemporary writings on the organization of military operations, we find them to...
This paper describes a modelling process at a Norwegian chemical producer, who owns 20% of a rese... more This paper describes a modelling process at a Norwegian chemical producer, who owns 20% of a reservoir based hydro-energy plant. While the initial objective was to increase the profitability of the energy plant (in particular by an improved understanding of buying and selling decisions and a reconciliation of the managerial and engineering points of view in the context of a liberalised energy market) the process resulted in the company's decision to refocus on its core-business. The process illustrates how a modelling process can lead to a fundamental reframing of the issue, resulting in major change for the company.
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