Systems Thinking and Beyond
The AI team take a deep dive into successful innovative tools, practical and conceptual applications of systems thinking and beyond and systems engineering to various types of problems, summarizing the concepts behind the successes and usually drawing general conclusions for how the concepts may be used in other situations. The opinions expressed by the AI team in each deep dive are their own and have not been edited in any way.
While systems thinking provides an understanding of the problematic situation, you need to go beyond systems thinking to create solutions, especially innovative solutions.
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- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2025
Systemic and Systematic Project Management
The AI takes a deep dive into the book "Systemic and Systematic Project Management" by J. Kasser (2019), exploring project management as a problem-solving paradigm that emphasizes the need for both s…
Systems Engineering: A Paradigm Shift Analysis
The AI team takes a deep dive into research that began with the question, “Why do systems engineering textbooks cover such different material while claiming to represent the same discipline?”. The r…
Applying Total Quality Management to systems engineering
The AI team take a deep dive into a 30-year old book, "Applying Total Quality Management to Systems Engineering," explores various facets of systems engineering within a Total Quality Management (TQM…
The top 5 reasons why you can’t write good requirements
The AI team take a deep dive into a webinar in which Dr Joseph Kasser, outlines the top five reasons for difficulties in writing good requirements and proposes solutions. It highlights innovations in…
Hitchins’ Viable Systems Model
The AI team take a deep dive into Professor Hitchins concept of reference models for understanding systems, introducing his Generic Reference Model (GRM) from 1992, which encompasses form, function, …
A Unique Innovative Systems Thinking Workshop for Managing Complex Systems
The AI team take a deep dive into a systems thinking workshop designed to equip individuals with methods and tools for managing complex systems effectively. This hands-on virtual workshop utilizes a …
Seven principles for systems engineered solution systems
Our AI team takes a deep dive into a 2011 INCOSE symposium paper which argues that systems engineering lacks a unifying theory. The authors, Dr Joseph Kasser and Prof Derek Hitchins, identify dispara…
Improving e-learning through systems thinking: anecdotes and lessons learned
The AI team take a deep dive into a presentation made to the BCS in 2023 which details Dr. Joseph Kasser's experiences improving e-learning, spanning from 1997 to 2022. He describes overcoming challe…
How collaboration via the World Wide Web can provide a global perspective and truly provide the student with a world-class education
Out AI team take a deep dive into a 2000 conference paper which applied systems thinking to propose solutions to the shortage of qualified instructors in graduate-level Information Technology progra…
Analysis of alternatives: A framework for robust resource allocation
The AI team take a deep dive into Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), a method for making informed resource allocation decisions, used particularly within government agencies like the OMB and DoD. It out…
Perceptions of systems engineering
The AAI team take a deep dive into the book "Perceptions of systems engineering" which presents a comprehensive examination of systems engineering, exploring its multifaceted nature. The author, a hi…
Applying systems thinking to systems engineering
The AI team does a deep dive into a made to the INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter presentation which challenges conventional systems engineering approaches by advocating for a more holistic, systems thinking…
Creating outstanding project managers
The AI team take a deep dive into a project management course designed for young project managers with a few years experience seeking to advance their skills. The course uniquely emphasizes a systemi…