How to?
Insight-Matrix of the MODELER
Analysis of qualitative models with the Insight-Matrix
Qualitative modeling allows to quickly weight connections between factors with weak,
middle and strong, or alternatively with percentage values. To weight double-click a connections or use the Weighting Matrix. The chosen weights are indicated by the thickness of
the connecting arrows.
There are reenforcing feedbackloops that indicate an increasing influence of factors over
time. And there are balancing feedbackloops that indicate a diminishing or even opposite
influence over time:
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Insight-Matrix of the MODELER
For each factor you can choose (via context menu) to view the Cause Trees, the ways,
one factor is influenced by other factors directly and indirectly:
You can alter to view the direct influences corresponding to weak, middle and strong, or
the indirect influences, calculated accordingly:
Both, the sum of direct and indirect influences together with the influence of feedbackloops can be viewed in the Insight Matrix:
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Insight-Matrix of the MODELER
The Insight Matrix shows on the X-axis the sum of direct and indirect influence the factors have onto the chosen factor.
On the Y-axis it shows the difference between the number of reenforcing and balancing
feedbackloops, a factor is triggering with its influence onto the chosen factor. Or it even
shows the effect of those triggered loops as shown in our screenshot.
If a factor is positioned in the upper half of the matrix it indicates an increasingly positive
influence over time, like the improvement of quality in our example here.
A positioning in the lower half indicates a decreasing influences over time, like the lowering of the price in our example here.
In other words you can have factors with an immediate positive impact that can either
grow (upper part of matrix) or decrease. And you can have factors with a negative impact
that can become increasingly negative (lower part of matrix) or less negative (upper part
of matrix).
The qualitative modeling provides quick results and very useful insights especially on larger models. Nevertheless it shows only simple, linear connections and you have to interpret them carefully, e.g.
considering what ‘over time’ actually means. For more sophisticated
dynamics you can easily switch to quantitative modeling.
Further information….
… comes with our new manual.
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