Systems Thinking In Practice

Author : Neville A. Dr. Stanton
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 135159883X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systems Thinking in Practice written by Neville A. Dr. Stanton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest developments of Systems Thinking in Practice to the analysis and design of complex sociotechnical systems. The Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) method is applied to micro, meso and macro systems. Written by experts in the field, this text covers a diverse range of domains, including: automation, aviation, energy grid distribution, military command and control, road and rail transportation, sports, and urban planning. Extensions to the EAST method are presented along with future directions for the approach. Illustrates a contemporary review of the status of Distributed Cognition (DCOG) Presents examples of the application of Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) method Presents examples of the application of Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) method Discusses the metrics for the examination of social, task, and information networks Provides comparison of alternative networks with implications for design of DCOG in systems

Author : Neville A. Stanton
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1317094867
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modelling Command and Control written by Neville A. Stanton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception, just after the Second World War, Human Factors research has paid special attention to the issues surrounding human control of systems. Command and control environments continue to represent a challenging domain for human factors research. Modelling Command and Control takes a broad view of command and control research, to include C2 (command and control), C3 (command, control and communication), and C4 (command, control, communication and computers) as well as human supervisory control paradigms. The book presents case studies in diverse military applications (for example, land, sea and air) of command and control. The book explores the differences and similarities in the land, sea and air domains; the theoretical and methodological developments, approaches to system and interface design, and the workload and situation awareness issues involved. It places the role of humans as central and distinct from other aspects of the system. Using extensive case study material, Modelling Command and Control demonstrates how the social and technical domains interact, and why each require equal treatment and importance in the future.

Author : Robert L. Flood
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0585346518
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Systems Thinking written by Robert L. Flood and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers comprehensive treatment of the latest developments in critical systems thinking and practice. The book features contributions by researchers at the prestigious Centre for Systems Studies at the University of Hull, England. The emphasis is on rigorous analysis of the wide range of approaches to problem solving reported in the research literature. This work will enhance the studies of researchers and students in the areas of systems problem solving, action research, management science, and operational research.

Author : Peter Checkland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systems Thinking, Systems Practice written by Peter Checkland and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel H. Kim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Systems Thinking written by Daniel H. Kim and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hubert Anton Moser
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319038958
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systems Engineering, Systems Thinking, and Learning written by Hubert Anton Moser and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on systems engineering, systems thinking, and how that thinking can be learned in practice. It describes a novel analytical framework based on activity theory for understanding how systems thinking evolves and how it can be improved to support multidisciplinary teamwork in the context of system development and systems engineering. This method, developed using data collected over four years from three different small space systems engineering organizations, can be applied in a wide variety of work activities in the context of engineering design and beyond in order to monitor and analyze multidisciplinary interactions in working teams over time. In addition, the book presents a practical strategy called WAVES (Work Activity for a Evolution of Systems engineering and thinking), which fosters the practical learning of systems thinking with the aim of improving process development in different industries. The book offers an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners interested in systems thinking and in solutions to support its evolution. Beyond its contribution to a better understanding of systems engineering, systems thinking and how it can be learned in real-world contexts, it also introduce a suitable analysis framework that helps to bridge the gap between the latest social science research and engineering research.

Author : Barry Richmond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781883823481
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The "thinking" in Systems Thinking written by Barry Richmond and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Peter Stroh
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603585818
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systems Thinking For Social Change written by David Peter Stroh and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "David Stroh has produced an elegant and cogent guide to what works. Research with early learners is showing that children are natural systems thinkers. This book will help to resuscitate these intuitive capabilities and strengthen them in the fire of facing our toughest problems."—Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline Concrete guidance on how to incorporate systems thinking in problem solving, decision making, and strategic planning—for everyone! Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed. Moreover, the answers they propose and fund often produce the opposite of what they want over time. We end up with temporary shelters that increase homelessness, drug busts that increase drug-related crime, or food aid that increases starvation. How do these unintended consequences come about and how can we avoid them? By applying conventional thinking to complex social problems, we often perpetuate the very problems we try so hard to solve, but it is possible to think differently, and get different results. Systems Thinking for Social Change enables readers to contribute more effectively to society by helping them understand what systems thinking is and why it is so important in their work. It also gives concrete guidance on how to incorporate systems thinking in problem solving, decision making, and strategic planning without becoming a technical expert. Systems thinking leader David Stroh walks readers through techniques he has used to help people improve their efforts on complex problems like: ending homelessness improving public health strengthening education designing a system for early childhood development protecting child welfare developing rural economies facilitating the reentry of formerly incarcerated people into society resolving identity-based conflicts and more! The result is a highly readable, effective guide to understanding systems and using that knowledge to get the results you want.

Author : John Boardman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118720970
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systemic Thinking written by John Boardman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Systemic thinking" is the process of understanding how systemsinfluence one another within a world of systems and has beendefined as an approach to problem solving by viewing "problems" asparts of an overall system, rather than reacting to a specificpart, outcome, or event. This book provides a complete overview of systemic thinking,exploring a framework and graphical technique for understanding andidentifying new ways to more efficiently solve problems and createsolutions. Demystifying the conjunction of systems concepts andsystemic diagramming techniques, this comprehensive pocket guideintroduces and explains the basis of systemigrams, how to create asystemigram and a SystemiShow, illuminates multiple complexproblems, and provides an overview of what purpose they serve fortoday's industry professionals. Systemic Thinking: Building Maps for Worlds ofSystems: Includes illustrative systemigrams and case studies Includes the SystemiTool software, developed by theauthors Provides an overview of systemic thinking, particularly withregard to systemigrams Incorporates graphical representations of systemigrams Instructs how and when to implement a systemigram when aproblem arises An invaluable book for industryprofessionals—specifically, technical leaders in industry andbusiness trying to confront complex problems—SystemicThinking is also ideal for postgraduate students in engineeringand business management.

Author : Jamshid Gharajedaghi
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780123859167
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systems Thinking written by Jamshid Gharajedaghi and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systems Thinking, Third Edition combines systems theory and interactive design to provide an operational methodology for defining problems and designing solutions in an environment increasingly characterized by chaos and complexity. This new edition has been updated to include all new chapters on self-organizing systems as well as holistic, operational, and design thinking. The book covers recent crises in financial systems and job markets, the housing bubble, and environment, assessing their impact on systems thinking. A companion website is available at interactdesign.com. This volume is ideal for senior executives as well as for chief information/operating officers and other executives charged with systems management and process improvement. It may also be a helpful resource for IT/MBA students and academics. Four NEW chapters on self-organizing systems, holistic thinking, operational thinking, and design thinking Covers the recent crises in financial systems and job markets globally, the housing bubble, and the environment, assessing their impact on systems thinking Companion website to accompany the book is available at interactdesign.com