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—  Decision Support Modelling with General Morphological Analysis  —

General Morphological Analysis (GMA) is a computer-aided method for structuring and analysing the total set of relationships contained in multi-dimensional, non-quantifiable, problem complexes. Originally developed at the Swedish National Defence Research Agency (FOI) for long-term planning and strategic decision support, it can be used for structuring complex policy and planning issues, developing scenario and strategy laboratories, analysing organisational and stakeholder structures, and creating business logic models. GMA is especially useful for working with so-called Wicked Problems.

Featured Articles [download in PDF] Problem Structuring using Computer-Aided Morphological Analysis [For JORS] Modelling Alternative Futures with General Morphological Analysis [For the World Futures Society] A Morphology of Modelling Methods: Contribution to a General Theory of Modelling [For AMG] Morphological Gap Analysis: Using GMA to find the Δ [For AMG] Video Presentation of Morphological Analysis (for Inplanta, Madrid)            (NOTE: This Video is 54 minutes long. The first 2 minute Introduction is in Spanish, the rest in English) Also featured: ° New Book on GMA from Springer. Check it out: Wicked Problems/Social Messes. ° Visit the Online Journal of the Swedish Morphological Society: Acta Morphologica Generalis. ° Download short descriptions of GMA in 20 languages: GMA multi-language fliers.