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Table 1 Description of group activities

From: Systems modelling as an approach for understanding and building consensus on non-communicable diseases (NCD) management in Cambodia

Public Agenda

Team’s Activity

DAY 1

 Introduction and Overview

Background

Purpose of the GMB conference

 Hopes and Fears

Introduction of stakeholders

Distribution of coloured sheets for writing hopes and fears

Stakeholders are asked to share hopes and fears

Facilitator collects the sheets and cluster on the wall

 Concept Model-SD Intro

Draw bathtub with faucet and drain. Use it to explain stock and flow

Introduce simple model of resource allocation for chronic disease prevention and treatment

Focus on structure and behaviour relationship

 Variable Elicitation

Elicit variables: distribute coloured sheets for writing problem-related variables

Cluster the variables on board

Vote to prioritise the variables

 Reference Mode Elicitation

Stakeholders are paired to draw behaviour over time graphs of important variables

Use separate sheets for each variable

Stakeholders share their reference modes with the stories—facilitator probes for clarification

 Structure Elicitation

Selection of initial stocks for model development

Facilitator asks stakeholders to identify the variables that changes the stocks

Facilitator continually probes about nature of causal relationships

After adding couple of causal links, facilitator summarises by telling a story embedded in the model

DAY 2

 Review Model structure

Overview of model structure

 Simulation demonstration

The stock and flow model developed in day 1 is translated into a calculation model

The facilitator explains the model to stakeholders and go over few equations

Run the model for stakeholders to observe the behaviour of some of the key outcome variables

Engage stakeholders to suggest changes to model structure and possible future additions

 Elicitation of policy options

Facilitator introduces a list of policy options from literature review

Discuss with stakeholders to select policy options to be included in the model

 Exploration of policy options

Test selected policies on the calculation model

 Debriefing session

To discuss insights from the workshop and the next steps of the project