Systemic Thinking (eBook)

Fundamentals for Understanding Problems and Messes

Patrick T. Hester, Kevin Adams (Autoren)

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2014 | 2014
XX, 241 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-07629-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Whether you’re an academic or a practitioner, a sociologist, a manager, or an engineer, one can benefit from learning to think systemically. Problems (and messes) are everywhere and they’re getting more complicated every day. How we think about these problems determines whether or not we’ll be successful in understanding and addressing them. This book presents a novel way to think about problems (and messes) necessary to attack these always-present concerns. The approach draws from disciplines as diverse as mathematics, biology and psychology to provide a holistic method for dealing with problems that can be applied to any discipline.This book develops the systemic thinking paradigm, and introduces practical guidelines for the deployment of a systemic thinking approach.

Autor

Dr. Patrick T. Hester is an Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He received a Ph.D. in Risk and Reliability Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a B.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Webb Institute.  Dr. Hester has been involved in research and consulting activities involving systemic thinking, multi-criteria decision analysis, and performance measurement and management for diverse clients, including NASA Langley Research Center, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Sandia National Laboratories, NOAA, TRADOC, and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company.  In 2011, he was the first Assistant Professor ever awarded the Excellence in Research Award in the Batten College of Engineering & Technology. He is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Performance Management Association, and the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making. His research has been published in Systems Engineering, International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, International Journal of Operations Research, International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, and Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, among others.His research interests are focused on systemic thinking, stakeholder analysis, enterprise performance measurement and management, and multi-criteria decision analysis.Dr. Kevin MacG. Adams is employed as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the systems engineering specialization of the graduate program in Information Technology at the University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, MD. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Management, Business and Economics program at Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach, VA, USA.  He is a retired submarine engineering duty officer having served 25 years in the United States Navy. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and a Silver member of the United States Naval Institute.  He has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University, dual Master’s degrees in Materials Engineering and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Doctor of Philosophy in systems engineering from Old Dominion University.  His research interests are focused on systemic thinking, systems theory, system of systems engineering and systems engineering.

Inhalt

PrefacePart I: A Frame of Reference for Systemic Thinking1 Introduction2 Problems and Messes3 Systemic Thinking4 Systems TheoryPart II: A Methodology for Systemic Thinking5 The Who of Systemic Thinking6 The What of Systemic Thinking7 The Why of Systemic Thinking8 The Where of Systemic Thinking9 The How of Systemic Thinking10 The When of Systemic Thinking11 Putting It All Together-A Systemic PerspectiveAppendix A: Systemic Thinking Self-AssessmentIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.7.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Complex Systems • holistic • Problem Solving • Systemic Approach • Systemic Thinking
• ISBN-10: 3-319-07629-9 / 3319076299
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-07629-4 / 9783319076294