COMPRAM methodology (DeTombe, 1994)

phases handling process of complex societal problems and issues

   

 

defining the problem

 

      

awareness  

  

mental idea

 

   agenda team    hypotheses        conceptual model

1.1

  1.2   1.3  1.4  1.5     1.6
     

changing the problem

 

      

empirical    model

 

handling space

 

 scenario's intervention implementation evaluation

2.1

 2.2 2.3  2.4  2.5     2.6   

     

FIGURE 1: KNOWLEDGE PHASES IN THE PROBLEM HANDLING PROCESS

 

Sub-cycle 1: Defining the problem

phase 1.1    becoming aware of the problem and forming a (vague) mental idea

phase 1.2    extending the mental idea by reflection and research

phase 1.3    putting the problem on the agenda and deciding to handle the problem

phase 1.4    forming a problem handling team and starting to analyze the problem

phase 1.5    gathering data, exchanging knowledge and forming hypotheses

phase 1.6    formulating the conceptual model of the problem

 

 

Sub-cycle 2: Changing the problem

phase 2.1    constructing an empirical model and establishing the desired goal

phase 2.2    defining the handling space

phase 2.3    constructing and evaluating scenarios

phase 2.4    suggesting interventions

phase 2.5    implementing interventions

phase 2.6         evaluating interventions

 

Dorien DeTombe MSc. Ph.D. 

Chair International Research Society on Methodology of Societal Complexity

P.O. Box. 3286, 1001 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe

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