Talk:Business decision mapping

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This article is substantially duplicated by a piece in an external publication. Since the external publication copied Wikipedia rather than the reverse, please do not flag this article as a copyright violation of the following source: Surhone, L. M. (2009), Wicked problem: C. West Churchman, Horst Rittel, Melvin M. Webber, business decision mapping, critical thinking;, Betascript Publishing Additional comments OCLC 707159968, ISBN 9786130317645.

Is this an independent and notable concept? Apart from this article, all google hits for "Business Decision Mapping" relate somehow to the linked commercial product, bcisive. The introduction is almost word-for-word drawn from the bcisive web page.

I think this is a commercial effort.

If not, it needs an actual description of what the subject is. That's currently missing!

--Joe (talk) 19:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is a commercial effort and violates copyrights. If it is the purpose of Wikipedia to provide accurate and meaningful definitions, You have been had. Business Decision Mapping is a commercial adventure by an organization which among other unethical practices is abusing the copryright and trademark of The Mapping Alliance Inc. who own the copyright for the terms MAP, and "Decision Mapping" ...

Attorneys representing TMA were told by the bcisive organization that they and Australia do not recognize the statutes of The Geneva Conventiona. Absurd. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.29.20.133 (talk) 22:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]