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Table 1 Scriptapedia scripts used and aim of each script

From: Using group model building to frame the commercial determinants of dietary behaviour in adolescence – proposed methods for online system mapping workshops

Scriptapedia script name

Aim of script

Process mapping

This script is used at the beginning of the GMB planning. It helps in planning and developing a shared understanding of the GMB process, select the number of workshops needed, and identify the number of participants you would like to involve in each workshop and establish the inputs and outputs for each workshop

Hopes and fears

This script is used at the beginning of the GMB workshop to determine group expectations

Variable elicitation

This script is used at the start of the system building phase. It prompts group discussion about the problem, the elements the group believes causes or contributes to the problem, and helps to set the boundaries of the system

Graphs Over Time

This script is used at the beginning of the GMB workshop as it aims to engage participants in a more detailed discussion about the problem. It is used to frame the problem, elicit potential influential variables, and decide the reference modes for the workshop

Connection Circle

This script it used to visualise the variables and the interconnections between the variables participants believe to be important in causing or contributing to the problem

CLD from Connection Circle

This script is used after visualising the variables in a connection circle. It helps to create a CLD by identifying the hypothesized causal relationships between variables and feedback loops

Causal Mapping with Seed Structure

When there is an initial causal structure of the problem being discussed (from a review of the literature or previous workshops), this script helps to exemplify how the problem involves a system of interacting feedback loops

Model Review

This script is used at the end of the workshop to recapitulate the story behind the variables and their connections, it helps to explain anything that was left unclear, include any additional information, and it prompts feedback from participants

Action Ideas

This script is used after the system map (model) has been reviewed and developed to identify and prioritise potential actions (or policies) to intervene in the system