The Sociomapping method
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The Sociomapping method was developed by Dr. Radvan Bahbouh at the beginning of the nineties. This method was created for the needs of studying small groups for space research which was then conducted under direction of Dr. Jaroslav Sýkora, Col. Ret., in the Stress Research Centre. Thanks to this, the Sociomapping was broadly used in the Czech Army – and it is used to date. At the moment, Sociomapping is a method engaged in many areas of scientific research, from management and organization consultancy to behaviour analysis of complex systems.
In general, Sociomapping is an analysis of systems enabling description of relationships between the system elements, to reveal stable and repeated structural patterns and to monitor their dynamics. Sociomapping based on the fuzzy theory and the pattern recognition theory is especially suited for the analysis of non-linear dynamic systems such as social groups, organizations or entire populations. The idea of Sociomapping is transforming large sum of complex information into an understandable graphic presentation – a Sociomap. In the MARS 500 project, Sociomapping is used to analyze the relationships between crew members and between the crew and the Control Centre of the experiment. These relationships are analyzed based on cross-evaluation of crew members in mutual communication, cooperation quality and/or support needs. Example of a Sociomap
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