Considers definitions of issues, stating that they derive from the schemata of beliefs, values and attitudes with which an individual construes events, providing subjective knowledge and experience. Looks at the problems which subjective knowledge presents for the management science consultant...

Mapping techniques offer a problem‐solving faculty for individuals and groups; they help managers access and build on personal wisdom and work as an effective adjunct to such creativity techniques as brainstorming, force field analysis and lateral thinking, directing the creativity released...

Brainstorming, lateral thinking and force‐field analysis can throw up new ideas, but then what happens to them? “Mapping” is a technique employed for turning ideas to practical use.

OR consultants who wish to help clients with complex policy issues need to find ways of taking account of personal and illegitimate features of a client's understanding of his situation, as well as the technical features which are usually considered. This paper is an attempt to discuss the...

The last two years have seen a plethora of articles discussing the impact of microcomputers on our lives. This article discusses a strange and unique use for some of the facilities now available as a consequence of recent developments in computers. For the last few years the authors have been...