Mediated or Institutionalized Modelling

Publisher Summary Institutionalized or mediated modeling (IMM) represents all stakeholders, policymakers, managers, and scientists with knowledge and ideas about the problem, the system, and possible solutions for the modeling procedure. The model is developed as a result of integrated brainstorming where all ideas, opinions, disciplines, and knowledge are represented. For the development of most mediated models, depending on the complexity of the problem and the system, several days of intense interaction among participants are required to reach a satisfactory basis for model development. The development of an institutionalized model is to invite representatives for all possible groups and stakeholders that have an interest in the focal problem to a brainstorming workshop focused on model development. The advantages and disadvantages of modeling, particularly mediated modeling, are presented at this stage, together with the basic ideas behind the system. The various teams participating in the brainstorming introduce themselves and present their interest in solving the problem, as well as give an overview of their knowledge about the problem. A qualitative, and eventually, a quantitative model is built and various selected scenarios to address the problem are tested.