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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Ergon. 2022 Aug 16;106:103846. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103846

Table 6.

Processes for the collaborative activity of convergence/divergence

No. Process description Design session Outcome Flowchart
P1 Someone (clinician or HFE moderator) expresses an information element, and one or more clinicians immediately agree. 1, 2, 3, 4 Agreement graphic file with name nihms-1880642-t0007.jpg
P2 Back-and-forth dialogue with some clinicians in agreement and some hesitant clinicians. The clinicians compromise and negotiate to reach consensus, resulting in agreement on an information element. 1, 3, 4 Agreement graphic file with name nihms-1880642-t0008.jpg
P3 Back-and-forth dialogue with some clinicians in agreement and some hesitant clinicians. The clinicians are unable to negotiate to reach consensus, resulting in disagreement on an information element. 1, 3, 4 Disagreement graphic file with name nihms-1880642-t0009.jpg