Scriptapedia/Graphs over time of identified needs or resources

Graphs Over Time of Identified Needs/Resources Following a connection circles activity, this script aims to collect more information on the nature of links between needs (including delays, order of delays, magnitude). Steps: Status Under Development Primary nature of group task Convergent Time Preparation time: 15 minutes Time required during session: 45 minutes Follow-up time: 0 minutes Materials Camera or other method to capture the graphs White Board White Board markers Inputs Connection Circles artifact Outputs Set of graphs describing the links between variables. Roles Facilitator who has some experience with SD to work with the group Modeler who listens to what is being graphed and the way people are talking about the graphs, and who is also be able to conceptualize the early seeds of system structure Wall-builder with little or no experience in SD who will cluster graphs and talk about themes Recorder to document the session and photograph the clustered graphs Runner (optional) to bring the graphs from the community facilitator if the group is large Steps Keep the same groups as from the connection circle exercise. The modeling team assigns each group to a different wall within the room. The facilitator gives an example of how to set up the graph over time, carefully labeling X-axis “Time” and designates the units of time (probably weeks, but could be days or months as appropriate). The Y axis is a scale from High (100) to Low (0) impact.  Just to the right of the Y axis is dotted “shock” line. The facilitator demonstrates the process for drawing these graphs.  They select one starting need, which will be the “shock”.  They explain that the dotted line represents a time when there is a shock in the starting need (i.e. if the need is housing, the shock will be losing housing, if the need is physical health the shock will be a physical health crisis).  For each set of paired needs (Housing – physical health; housing-mental health; etc.), the group will draw a shape of the impact of a housing shock on that variable over time. The facilitator then asks participants to graphs for each of the shocks, drawing lines for each paired need. The facilitator and wall-builder walk around and help participants with the task if they need it. Allow 15 minutes or until the group runs out of steam to complete the task. Evaluation Criteria Graphs that show order of delay, length of delay, intensity of impact center|thumb|Example of Graph Over Time Authors Koko Zhou, Sophie Cheng, Allison Simpson, Ellis Ballard History First described in October 2017 at the Social System Design Lab Revisions None References None Notes None