Decision Explorer is an ideas mapping tool, whose
development stems from research and consultancy in "soft
OR" carried out at the universities of Bath and
Strathclyde, and further development by Banxia Software
Ltd.
We would like to keep you up to date with forthcoming
events in the UK and USA. Further details of events and
publications can be found on our web pages at
http://www.banxia.com or email us directly for details
(of content and fees) for any of the workshops mentioned
below.
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UK Workshops in June and July 1999:
Date: Tuesday 8th June. Title: An Introduction to
Decision Explorer
Tutor: Dr Silvana di Gregorio, SdG Associates
Venue: Sage Publications, 6, Bonhill Street, London. UK
One-day workshop taking you through the theory and
practice of cognitive/ ideas mapping and the use of
Decision Explorer.
Date: Friday 2nd July. Title: Advanced Decision Explorer
Tutors: Dr Fran Ackermann, University of Strathclyde and
Jenny Brightman, Banxia Software Ltd.
Venue: Sage Publications, 6, Bonhill Street, London. UK
One-day workshop concentrating less on the mechanics of
using the software and more on the wider picture of how
you would use Decision Explorer and cognitive mapping in
a workshop setting and as part of a group decision
support intervention with a client group.
USA Workshop in July 1999:
Date: Tuesday 13th July 1999. Title: An Introduction to
Decision Explorer
Tutor: Dr Silvana di Gregorio, SdG Associates
Venue: PRA, Inc. 211 Congress Street, Boston, MA.
One-day workshop taking you through the theory and
practice of cognitive/ ideas mapping and the use of
Decision Explorer.
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Newsletter
The winter 1998/99 Decision Explorer Newsletter has been
posted on our web pages. If you requested a hardcopy and
did not receive it, please let me know, we still have
some stocks left and will be happy to send you a copy,
free of charge. The main features were about using
Decision Explorer in research (extract from a case study
by Seonaidh McDonald) and about model merging, sharing
and accessing for group work.
The Summer Decision Explorer Newsletter is in
preparation, if you would like to receive a hardcopy
please let me know, and we will send one to you (free of
charge), when it becomes available.
Regards,
Jenny Brightman
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http://www.banxia.com
Banxia Software Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 141 552 3082
Fax: +44 (0) 141 552 5765
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