Participatory systems thinking methods are often used in community-based participatory research to engage and respond to complexity. Participation in systems thinking activities creates opportunities for participants to gain useful insights about complexity. It is desirable to design activities that extend the benefits of this participation into communities, as these insights are predictive of success in community-based prevention. This study tests an online, computer-mediated participatory system modelling platform (STICKE) and associated methods for collating and analysing its outputs. STICKE was trialled among a group of community members to test a computer-mediated system modelling exercise. The causal diagrams resulting from the exercise were then merged, and network analysis and DEMATEL methods applied to inform the generation of a smaller summary model to communicate insights from the participant group as a whole. Participants successfully completed the online modelling activity, and created causal diagrams consistent with expectations. The DEMATEL analysis was identified as the participant-preferred method for converging individuals causal diagrams into a coherent and useful summary. STICKE is an accessible tool that enabled participants to create causal diagrams online. Methods trialled in this study provide a protocol for combining and summarising individual causal diagrams that was perceived to be useful by the participant group. STICKE supports communities to consider and respond to complex problems at a local level, which is cornerstone of sustainable effective prevention. Understanding how communities perceive their own health challenges will be important to better support and inform locally owned prevention efforts.

参与式系统思维方法通常用于基于社区的参与式研究，以参与和应对复杂性。参与系统思考活动为参与者创造了获得有关复杂性的有用见解的机会。设计活动将这种参与的好处扩展到社区是可取的，因为这些见解可以预测基于社区的预防的成功。本研究测试了一个在线计算机介导的参与系统建模平台（STICKE）以及用于整理和分析其输出的相关方法。STICKE 在一组社区成员中进行了试验，以测试计算机介导的系统建模练习。然后合并练习得出的因果图，并应用网络分析和 DEMATEL 方法来生成更小的摘要模型，以传达整个参与者组的见解。参与者成功完成了在线建模活动，并创建了符合预期的因果图。DEMATEL 分析被认为是参与者首选的方法，用于将个人因果图汇聚成连贯且有用的总结。STICKE 是一种易于使用的工具，使参与者能够在线创建因果图。本研究中试验的方法提供了一个用于组合和总结参与者组认为有用的个体因果图的方案。STICKE 支持社区在地方层面考虑和应对复杂问题，这是可持续有效预防的基石。了解社区如何看待自己的健康挑战对于更好地支持和告知当地的预防工作非常重要。