Fuzzy Cognitive Maps

Definition

From the Wikipedia:

"A Fuzzy cognitive map is a cognitive map within which the relations between the elements (e.g. concepts, events, project resources) of a "mental landscape" can be used to compute the "strength of impact" of these elements. Ron Axelord introduced Cognitive Maps as a formal way of representing social scientific knowledge and modeling decision making in social and political systems. Then brought in the computation fuzzy logic." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_cognitive_map)

Description

Citizen Sensing:

"As societies structure themselves, sharing of mental models becomes increasingly important. They become the basis of norms and laws which will guide decision making. FCMs compete with other mental model approaches such as causal modeling, multi-attribute decision theory, or system dynamics. FCMs benefits include their ability to involve participants in building qualitative models: people quickly get that strengths and signs of connections represent how much one concept impacts the other. Ecologists are accustomed to dealing with mental models to try to understand environmental situations, e.g. managing fisheries." (http://citizensensing.cc/)