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'''Interpretive Structural Modeling''' (ISM) is a methodology for identifying relationships among all items, which define a problem or an issue. It is a computer-supported process that helps transform unclear and poorly articulated mental models of systems into visible [[Influence Map| Influence Maps]]
'''Interpretive Structural Modeling''' (ISM) is a methodology for identifying relationships among all items, which define a problem or an issue. It is a computer-supported process that helps transform unclear and poorly articulated mental models of systems into visible [[Influence Map| Influence Maps]]
ISM is also an interactive learning process during which participants explore together the interrelationships among various factors


==== Applications of ISM ====
==== Applications of ISM ====
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* Discover the root causes of a problem or an issue.
* Discover the root causes of a problem or an issue.
* Discover the factors that are more influential and provide the highest leverage to those wishing to change the state of a system.
* Discover the factors that are more influential and provide the highest leverage to those wishing to change the state of a system.
[[Category: ISM Terminology]]

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