ISBN:
9781000328929
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (157 pages)
Series Statement:
Complex and Enterprise Systems Engineering Ser
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als White, Brian E. Toward Solving Complex Human Problems
DDC:
302.35000000000002
Keywords:
Organizational behavior
Description / Table of Contents:
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Author -- 1. Introduction - A Tutorial of Sorts -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Complexity Terms -- System Terms -- Engineering Terms -- Elaborations on Some Defined Systems and Their Nuances -- System of Systems -- Non-Technological SoS Factors -- SoS Leadership and Management -- SoS Engineering -- SoS Interoperability -- SoS Architecting -- SoS Modeling and Simulation -- SoS Summary -- Enterprises -- The Enterprise as a System -- Complex Systems -- Degrees of Complexity -- Extremely Complex Problems -- Complex Architecture Considerations -- Description a -- Description b -- Description c -- Description d -- Description e -- Description f -- Description g -- Other Questions -- Requirements Complexity -- Requirements Difficulty -- Cognitive Fog -- Stable Stakeholder Relationships -- Sensitivity to Initial Conditions -- Self-Organization -- Leadership (also, see [24] from Chapter 3) -- Co-Evolution -- Opportunity and Risk -- Modularity -- Complex Systems Engineering -- Interpreting Scale (or View) and Emergence in Complex Systems Engineering -- Practice Drives Theory -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 2. Evolution of Practice - Theory of Complex Adaptive Systems Engineering -- Introduction -- Complexity and Complex Systems -- Complexity Characteristics -- Complex System Behaviors -- Complex System Examples -- Complex System Profilers -- Stakeholders -- Complex Systems Engineering -- CASE Methodology (Early Version) -- Activity 1: Create Climate for Change -- Activity 2: Architect a Strategy -- Activity 3: Target Outcome Spaces -- Activity 4: Reward Results -- Activity 5: Formulate Decision-Making Heuristics -- Activity 6: Stimulate Natural Processes -- Activity 7: Develop in Operational Environs
Description / Table of Contents:
Activity 8: Assess, Learn, and Re-Plan -- Complex Systems Engineering Principles -- CASE Methodology (Latest Version) -- 1a - Changing Mindsights -- 1b - Understanding Persistent Problem -- 2a - Balancing Opportunities and Risks -- 2b - Mounting Organizational Efforts -- 2c - Evaluating Stakeholders -- 2d - Postulating Desirable Outcome Space -- 3a - Building Team and Resources -- 3b - Deciding System Boundary -- 3c - Creating Anti-Fragility [18] -- 3d - Adjusting Incentive Structures -- 4a - Stimulating Self-Organized Collaborations -- 4b - Establishing Architecture -- 5a - Proposing Specific Interventions -- 5b - Brainstorming Potential Approaches -- 5c - Helping Decision Takers -- 6a - Modeling and Simulating Behaviors -- 6b - Experimenting with Users -- 6c - Taking Appropriate Actions -- 7 - Measuring What Happens -- 8 - Assessing Results -- 9a - Adding Incremental Capabilities -- 9b - Instituting Lessons Learned -- 10a - Rewarding Contributors for Useful Results -- 10b - Publicizing Progress -- 11 - Renewing Continued Effort? -- Example Application of CASE Methodology (Assault on Truth) -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 3. Leading Change Management to Address Complex World Issues -- Introduction -- Example Problem Domains -- Gun Violence -- Excesses of Social Media -- Autocratic Regimes, Populism, and Preservation of Democracy -- Overpopulation and Healthcare -- Ecosystem Approach -- Complex Systems -- Recognizing CSs Characteristics and Behaviors -- Applying CSE Principles -- Leadership and Management Roles -- Existing Mini Case Studies -- Positive Examples -- Ably Apparel -- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) -- Apple -- Aqua-Aston Hospitality -- Glenkinchie Distillery -- Bill & -- Melinda Gates Foundation -- Green Upward -- Hurtigruten Foundation -- Negative Examples -- Equifax -- Facebook
Description / Table of Contents:
Role-Model Examples of Humanitarian Investments -- Notable Articles -- Notable Websites -- Relevant Statistics -- What More Might Be Advocated -- Consider Creating an Internal Think (and Do) Tank -- Defining a Think and Do Tank -- Suggestion as to How to Begin -- Suggested Example Endeavors -- COVID-19 -- Getting to the Truth -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix: Survey Utilized -- Index
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