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Author Vester, Frederic, 1925-
Title The art of interconnected thinking : ideas and tools for a new approach to tackling complexity.
Cover Title The art of interconnected thinking : tools and concepts for a new approach to tackling complexity.
Publication Info München : MCB Pub. House, c2012.
Edition 2nd revised
1st English version, 2nd rev. impression.


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Edition 2nd revised
1st English version, 2nd rev. impression.
Contents Introduction -- pt. 1. Things to be avoided. Fear of complexity ; Errors in dealing with complex systems ; Non-systematic goal-setting, methodology, and strategy ; Growth paradigm as goal description ; The snares laid by projection -- pt. 2. What our situation requires. A new view of reality ; The biocybernetic approach ; Recognising complexity ; Systematically appropriate planning and action ; From classification universe to relational context -- pt. 3. The sensitivity model. Working tools for an interconnected approach ; Describing the system ; The set of variables relevant to the system ; Effect structure, partial scenarios, and feedback control loops ; Simulations and policy tests -- pt. 4. The new way to sustainable strategies. Methodological peculiarities and conducting a dialogue ; Strategies and tactics for evaluating systems ; A unversal approach to planning ; Looking ahead.
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Author Vester, Frederic, 1925-
Subject Complexity (Philosophy)
Reasoning.
Cybernetics.
Cover Title The art of interconnected thinking : tools and concepts for a new approach to tackling complexity.
Edition 2nd revised
1st English version, 2nd rev. impression.
Contents Introduction -- pt. 1. Things to be avoided. Fear of complexity ; Errors in dealing with complex systems ; Non-systematic goal-setting, methodology, and strategy ; Growth paradigm as goal description ; The snares laid by projection -- pt. 2. What our situation requires. A new view of reality ; The biocybernetic approach ; Recognising complexity ; Systematically appropriate planning and action ; From classification universe to relational context -- pt. 3. The sensitivity model. Working tools for an interconnected approach ; Describing the system ; The set of variables relevant to the system ; Effect structure, partial scenarios, and feedback control loops ; Simulations and policy tests -- pt. 4. The new way to sustainable strategies. Methodological peculiarities and conducting a dialogue ; Strategies and tactics for evaluating systems ; A unversal approach to planning ; Looking ahead.
ISBN 9783939314059
Author Vester, Frederic, 1925-
Subject Complexity (Philosophy)
Reasoning.
Cybernetics.
Cover Title The art of interconnected thinking : tools and concepts for a new approach to tackling complexity.
LOCATION SHELVED AT LOAN TYPE STATUS
 BJL 3rd Floor  BF 442 V5  8 WEEK LOAN  AVAILABLE

Subject Complexity (Philosophy)
Reasoning.
Cybernetics.
Contents Introduction -- pt. 1. Things to be avoided. Fear of complexity ; Errors in dealing with complex systems ; Non-systematic goal-setting, methodology, and strategy ; Growth paradigm as goal description ; The snares laid by projection -- pt. 2. What our situation requires. A new view of reality ; The biocybernetic approach ; Recognising complexity ; Systematically appropriate planning and action ; From classification universe to relational context -- pt. 3. The sensitivity model. Working tools for an interconnected approach ; Describing the system ; The set of variables relevant to the system ; Effect structure, partial scenarios, and feedback control loops ; Simulations and policy tests -- pt. 4. The new way to sustainable strategies. Methodological peculiarities and conducting a dialogue ; Strategies and tactics for evaluating systems ; A unversal approach to planning ; Looking ahead.
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