Graphic Modeling on paper

[George Richardson]

There is a very cute little spiral-bound book (3"x5"x1/2") called "The
Memory Jogger II" that contains an amazing number of graphic tools ranging
from affinity diagrams, preto charts, improvement storyboards, to radar
charts, tree diagrams, and prioritization matrices and the like.

Published by GOAL/QPC, 13 Branch Street, Methuen, MA 01844-1953, phone
1-800-643-4316.

...GPR

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[fabiansz@consultant.com]

Lynn,

You might try to read as a point of departure:

Tools for thinking - Modelling in Management Science
by Michael Pidd - Edited by John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 0-471-96455-7

There you could find introductions to how to apply cognitive mapping,
spray diagrams, rich pictures, causal diagrams, stock & flow diagrams
and others as tools that could be used for building conceptual models
graphically. Then you could follow the references mentioned in the
book if you like to deepen your understanding.

I hope this helps...

Be well...

Fabian Szulanski
From: fabiansz@consultant.com

["Bernhard Kerres"]

Look at the various sections in Peter Senges book The Fifth Discipline. He
works only with hand-drawn graphics and uses symbols such as avalanges or
weights. In the apendix he also has a collection of SD archetypes which is
very useful. There is the Fifth Discipline Fieldbook which might be quite
useful.

Regards,
Bernhard Kerres
From: "Bernhard Kerres" <Bernhard@kerres.com>

[LB]

I am looking for a good, comprehensive reference on models and modeling
techniques that can be used to portray different kinds of systems. I want to
be able to do this by hand, not computer. I need to work with people who are
unskilled and not interested in systems thinking. I want to use models that
are clear and simple, so everyone can follow. Graphic models seem to work
best with them. Do you have any suggestions?

Can you recommend a good reference book/source on different types of graphic
models (done by hand) that could be used to model different kinds/aspects of
systems? I am thinking about such things as state-transition diagrams,
organization charts etc. If you dont know, do you know who might?
Thanks,
Lynne Bernstein
From: LB <lynne@byramhills.csnet.net>