{"id":58,"date":"2023-06-12T17:21:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T17:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2023-11-03T12:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T12:16:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"58\" class=\"elementor elementor-58\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ceb228 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ceb228\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01926dd\" data-id=\"01926dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9952e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9952e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efcbb2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efcbb2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3168fae\" data-id=\"3168fae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8cb71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b8cb71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The M-Tool<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f89b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f89b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ddfab\" data-id=\"52ddfab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a154ebe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a154ebe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba0cde0\" data-id=\"ba0cde0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be66e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be66e73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-086e82c\" data-id=\"086e82c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99f0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b99f0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>M-Tool\u00a0is the Mental Model Mapping Tool, an innovative free\u00a0software designed to capture\u00a0perceptions of complex systems (or mental models). This is the first mental model software\u00a0that can be used by all kinds of users, as it does not require the respondent to read or write. Thanks to the standardised set-up of the tool, you can directly compare the perceptions of groups of respondents. The tool\u00a0can be tailored to map perceptions of any system or phenomenon\u00a0that consists of factors and causal links between those factors.\u00a0Respondents create visual influence diagrams by organizing relevant factors and linking them.\u00a0For example, one can draw the processes that cause climate change, influence the fluctuation of (fish) stock, or the functioning of an economy.<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var(--bodyfontsize); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var(--bodyletterspacing); text-transform: var(--bodytexttransform);\">To go directly to the M-Tool:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531ab45 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"531ab45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/m-tool.awi.uni-heidelberg.de\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-592353f\" data-id=\"592353f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16c8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d16c8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M-Tool-with-placeholders_02.10.23-300x184.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M-Tool-with-placeholders_02.10.23-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M-Tool-with-placeholders_02.10.23-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M-Tool-with-placeholders_02.10.23-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M-Tool-with-placeholders_02.10.23.png 1423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936d05a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936d05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The M-Tool mental model mapping screen, with the system factors on the left, and weighted arrows on the right<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67df063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67df063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Example-mapped-mental-model-with-placeholders_02.11.23-300x180.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Example-mapped-mental-model-with-placeholders_02.11.23-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Example-mapped-mental-model-with-placeholders_02.11.23-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Example-mapped-mental-model-with-placeholders_02.11.23-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Example-mapped-mental-model-with-placeholders_02.11.23.png 1423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9bdc9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9bdc9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Example of a mental model created with M-Tool<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f33123a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f33123a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c55fc9\" data-id=\"5c55fc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af7206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8af7206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cc5f06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cc5f06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f43f26\" data-id=\"5f43f26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a68c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a68c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Use M-Tool?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a30f5e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a30f5e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-def5230\" data-id=\"def5230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3274245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3274245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"padding-left: var(--listpad,0); list-style: var(--liststyle,none);\"><li>A standardized tool \u2013 for comparing mental models<\/li><li>Suitable for large sample sizes<\/li><li>Does not require respondents\u2019 literacy<\/li><li>No internet connection required during sampling<\/li><li>Can be tailored to map perceptions of any system or phenomenon<\/li><\/ul><div>In contrast to other mental model elicitation methods, M-Tool&nbsp;uses a fully computerized approach that allows rapid collection of large samples. M-Tool&nbsp;uses a fully standardized approach as it provides your respondents with the same set of factors with which they draw their mental model. M-Tool&nbsp;hence gives you the unique benefit of comparing the mental models across and within (groups of) respondents. M-Tool can help uncover differences in mental models which may keep stakeholder groups from addressing challenges jointly and effectively. Because you can populate the tool yourself, mental models of any kind of system can be captured. M-Tool relies solely on intuitive icons to display the factors, allowing you to assess populations that cannot read or write, such as low educated populations or children.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f3d759\" data-id=\"8f3d759\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8b7e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f8b7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_0655-\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u0301\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf-3-1024x799.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large 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data-id=\"5dda109\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b60dd\" data-id=\"d6b60dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da0326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0da0326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48fa21b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48fa21b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0865ca1\" data-id=\"0865ca1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfff233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfff233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M-Tool can be used for:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66824b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66824b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a5533c\" data-id=\"4a5533c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba66dd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba66dd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34e0576\" data-id=\"34e0576\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f1852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f1852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comparing mental models between groups of respondents (e.g. different types of stakeholders, experts vs. the general public, across cultures, communities from different geographical areas, comparing children\u2019s mental models)<\/li>\n<li>Assessing changes in mental models over time, to investigate the stability of mental models or the impact of an intervention on the respondents\u2019 mental model.<\/li>\n<li>Starting a conversation between stakeholders on the functioning of a system and how to address challenges within the system.<\/li>\n<li>Comparing perceptions with the true state of a system.<\/li>\n<li>Investigating the relation between (differences in) individual mental models and collective mental models composed in a group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/how-to-use-m-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Use M-Tool<\/a>&nbsp;for how you can tailor M-Tool to your needs!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a413d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a413d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3210c4b\" data-id=\"3210c4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a183198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a183198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Mental models of Tanzanian fishermen<\/b><\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-901900a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"901900a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bf216d\" data-id=\"9bf216d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc9bf5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2cc9bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:end;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left 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class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u0301\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-2023-06-17-2.12.59-\u03bc\u03bc-q83g8mozmv5kzbxt0b3mr8c6kr5ucl4tps3h6f99dk.png\" title=\"\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u0301\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf 2023-06-17, 2.12.59 \u03bc\u03bc\" alt=\"\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u0301\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf 2023-06-17, 2.12.59 \u03bc\u03bc\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><i>Simple mental model<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e74e7a8\" data-id=\"e74e7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0faf8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bb0faf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m-tool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u0301\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-2023-06-17-2.13.42-\u03bc\u03bc-q83iecyisnk72h164enzg47f0u1jvipqqi7yv608u0.png\" title=\"\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u0301\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf 2023-06-17, 2.13.42 \u03bc\u03bc\" alt=\"\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf\u0301\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf 2023-06-17, 2.13.42 \u03bc\u03bc\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><i>Complex mental model<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-957f2ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"957f2ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1773dda\" data-id=\"1773dda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9bdfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da9bdfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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