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Systems Practice
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems Practice

...systems thinking? Experts in systems thinking share their knowledge; dip into case studies; and discover more...'... one of the more remarkable aspects of British debate is how little analysis is made in ... systemic terms' - Will Hutton If you want to generate a fresh perspective on complex issues; if you want to break out of traps and rigid ways of ......
Complex Systems
Science, Maths & Technology

Complex Systems

...systems thinking allows researchers to approach problems in novel ways... Complex Systems Open University researcher Jeff Johnson talks of the importance of the Science of Complex Systems as a means to unravel real-world, complex problems that cannot be tackled by conventional reductive methods. Using Bird Flu as an example he demonstrates how complex systems ......
Why HR leaders needs to be systems thinkers
Money & Business

Why HR leaders needs to be systems thinkers

...systems thinkers...Systems thinking should be applied to organisation design and management. Systems thinking is an approach to problem-solving that sees complex entities as a series of components with each part interacting with and influencing the rest. The approach can be applied to managing organisations: the various divisions, units and teams – the components – of...
Systems Innovation - An interview with Professor Ray Ison
Society, Politics & Law

Systems Innovation - An interview with Professor Ray Ison

This short video interview taken at Systems Innovation Conference, London with Ray Ison Professor of Systems at The Open University, delves into the world of systems thinking.
Systems explained by Peter Checkland
Money & Business

Systems explained by Peter Checkland

...Systems Thinking has been described as multi-disciplinary and is associated with a well established academic and practitioner community. It arose out of necessity. As society has become increasingly connected and the interactions between peoples have increased, traditional ways of operating have no longer sufficed. Through no clearly discernible reasons, projects overran...
Project Fear: Order your free graphic novel
Science, Maths & Technology

Project Fear: Order your free graphic novel

...systems thinking free us from fear? Simon Bell & Charles Cutting's graphic novel asks the question...Find out more about The Open University's Design courses and qualifications. We are all victims of fear. Project Fear has been with us for hundreds of years. So far, we have made little attempt to map fear or understand how it is used. Find out how fear is weaponised and...
Guide to diagrams
Money & Business

Guide to diagrams

...and qualifications that include diagramming, the environment and systems thinking. You could try out the 12 hours of learning available in this free study unit on Systems Diagramming. At undergraduate level you could start with Engineering the future or Introducing environment. At postgraduate level, Environmental decision making: a systems approach is also available....
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...think when faced with a complex situation? Managing complexity: a systems approach, is a free course that examines how systemic thinking and practice enables you to cope with the connections between things, events and ideas. By taking a broader perspective complexity becomes manageable and it is easier to accept that gaps in knowledge can be acceptable...Do you need to...