Participatory modeling
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Participatory modeling is an approach which is a branch of the general field of conceptual modeling. It is aimed towards the involvement of a large number of people.
There are numerous benefits from this type of modeling, including a high degree of ownership and motivation towards change for the people involved in the modeling process. There are two approaches which provide highly different goals for the modeling; continuous modeling and conference modeling.
Continuous modeling
The focus here is on the end-user being the active modeler. It can be incorporated into a adaptable, context-sensitive, "intelligent" system, which is suited to the individual. This combination is often referred to as "model generated workplace" or "model generated user environment". The basic concept is that the end-user potentially has the greatest domain knowledge and thus the organization as a whole benefits by obtaining and externalize this knowledge.
Conference modeling
Conference modeling is an approach where the goal often is of a more social kind, such as motivation, and change management. The idea is to involve a group of diversified people from the domain in question. Then the modeling process is developed in group participation during a fixed period of time.
See also
References
Alexander Nossum (2008). "Modeling 2.0? State-of-the-art in participatory modeling" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Natalie A Jones; et al. (2010). "Evaluating Participatory Modeling: Developing a Framework for Cross-Case Analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)