Unravelling the complexity of collective mental models: A method for developing and analysing scenarios in multi-organisational contexts

Futures

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 890-907

  Soetanto, Robby ^a   Dainty, Andrew R J ^b   Goodier, Chris I ^b   Austin, Simon A ^b  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Construction skills; Multi stakeholders; Scenario planning

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUTURE PROSPECT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LONG RANGE FORECAST; PLANNING METHOD; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 80051574242     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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