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Subject: A Model and A Play - Similarities

Posted by Gene Bellinger on 1/3/2010

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G�Day All,

During an exchange with someone the other day regarding ways to think about a model what I though was a useful analogy came to mind and I thought I�d share it with you.

More often than not it seems that models that people build are like Cathedrals. In the process of construction they employ a substantial amount of labor, material and staging as they work through the process. Once the Cathedral is completed all that was used to build it is removed and it remains as a structure for others to behold, though more often than not others just find them confusing because all of supporting developmental understanding is missing.

The thought that came to mind was to think of a model like a stage play. I can give the audience a sense of what the play is about so they�re interested in coming to the play. Then once they arrive the play actually unfolds one act at a time and some of the actors are in multiple acts.

As such might it be advantageous to consider a model like a play where I provide the audience an overview of the model to develop interest, and then each loop in the model is presented as an act in the play with the elements of the loops being the actors, some of which appear in multiple loops. As such a person�s understanding of the model is developed in a piecewise coherent manner which attempts to avoid overwhelming the audience.

It was a thought of the moment.

be well,
Gene

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