Multiple Narrative Decision Making (MNDA) - development process, interviews, and workshops

<p dir="ltr">This dataset contains supplementary material regarding the development process of the Multiple Narrative Decision Analysis (MNDA) trade-off tool.</p><p dir="ltr">The MNDA tool is a decision-making framework to navigate trade-offs regarding sustainability. Applies a tailor-made model that ranks alternatives based on multiple criteria. Features a systematic sensitivity analysis that uses narratives and weights elicited from experts of different backgrounds, avoiding bias in the analysis. Results in more structured and transparent decisions.</p><p dir="ltr">This supplementary dataset contain two files:</p><ol><li><b>Interview protocol, analysis, and data.xlsx</b><br>Several interviews were conducted to extract and analyse preferences from several stakeholders in a manufacturing company, in the context of a sustainability trade-off. The interviews followed the Deck of Cards methods of weight elicitation and analysis, together with a think-aloud protocol.This file includes the interview protocol, analysis spreadsheet, and anonymised results</li><li><b>Workshops and participants.xlsx</b><br>Workshops were conducted to evaluate the tool and collect feedback in order to improve it. This file contains details regarding the workshops, their participants, and data collection procedures.</li></ol><p dir="ltr">This item is supplementary material to:<br>Parolin, G., Arnbjerg, J., McAloone, T., Pigosso, D. C. A. (2025) Navigating trade-offs in design for sustainability and circularity: a tool for decision making leveraging narratives and multiple criteria decision analysis. Journal Of Cleaner Production, 494, 145004. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145004" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145004</a></p>