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. 2007 Aug 2:7:123.
doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-123.

Using system dynamics for collaborative design: a case study

Marie Elf  1 , Mariya Putilova, Lena von Koch, Kerstin Ohrn
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Using system dynamics for collaborative design: a case study

Marie Elf et al. BMC Health Serv Res. .

Abstract

Background: In order to facilitate the collaborative design, system dynamics (SD) with a group modelling approach was used in the early stages of planning a new stroke unit. During six workshops a SD model was created in a multiprofessional group.

Aim: To explore to which extent and how the use of system dynamics contributed to the collaborative design process.

Method: A case study was conducted using several data sources.

Results: SD supported a collaborative design, by facilitating an explicit description of stroke care process, a dialogue and a joint understanding. The construction of the model obliged the group to conceptualise the stroke care and experimentation with the model gave the opportunity to reflect on care.

Conclusion: SD facilitated the collaborative design process and should be integrated in the early stages of the design process as a quality improvement tool.

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(a) Causal loops diagram (b) Stock and flow diagram.
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The research process.
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Figure 3
Examples of scenarios created at the experimentation workshop. The parameters in the model could be altered from 0 (very poor quality) - 1 (very good quality).
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Figure 4
Outcomes from the scenarios.
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A CLD of stroke care.
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