How to Support Complex Organizational Transformations in Healthcare? Using Realistic Simulations in Participatory Workshops Contributions: Functionalistic Approaches Dominate in design and implementation -> Integration of Functionalistic and Interpretive approach Simulation is traditionally used as a method to quantitatively analyse performance issues and improvement opportunities -> The use of simulation in participative and collaborative workshop settings Simulation traditionally uses mathematical models of reality with several assumptions and constraints -> Higly accurate models based on real world data from planning systems and future organization layout Based on: Rothengatter, Diederik; Katsma, Christiaan; and Hillegersberg, Jos van, "Simulation As a Method To Support Complex Organizational Transformations in Healthcare" (2010). AMCIS 2010 Proceedings. Paper 554. http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2010/554