Sense
and nonsense in systems thinking |
Logical
Positivist Pragmatic Empirical Epistemology |
“Exceptionally
useful” “Makes EA more powerful, coherent and usable.” “The most
important work on EA and applied System Theory today.” “Way
beyond any other EA/system engineering/human factors/systems theory
resource.” |
Models <create and use> <represent> Thinkers <observe & envisage>
Phenomena |
I
have withdrawn my two books on Amazon.
Because my more recent Linkedin
articles (listed under three titles below) are better |
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Copy this link to find the articles below in Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamberrisford/recent-activity/articles/ |
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A Systems Thinker’s view of
Enterprise
Architecture |
A Systems Thinker’s view of how we Describe the World |
A Systems Thinker’s view of Systems Thinking |
A Systems Thinker’s view of Sociology |
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A remarkable overview and synthesis of ways we think and describe reality.
Topics include typology, triadic relations, causality and systems. The book
provides a philosophical basis for systems thinking. |
This reviews how systems theories have
evolved since the 1940s. It covers many approaches systems thinking, adding new
insights. |
This reviews what famous thinkers have said
about social systems, adding new insights. It presents a logical and
evidence-based analysis of modern social philosophy. |
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Articles |
EA history EA today EA and systems thinking Service-orientation in EA and
BA EA domain insights |
Typology Description, reality and truth Describing
entity and event types Triadic relations From semiotics to systems
thinking Describing
larger systems Causality Probability and predictability Other |
Introduction
Feedback
Feedback
& causality Famous systems thinkers Ashby’s
ideas Beer’s
ideas (long) More things to know |
Introduction
Feedback Ashby’s
ideas Comparing biology and sociology Social systems thinking Beer’s
ideas (short) Social
systems thinking part I Rules
and violations part I Social
systems thinking part II Socio-cultural thinking The
concepts of social justice |
Research and
notes made while stumbling to the above |
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TOGAF as applied system theory Quality
assurance systems (a rant) |
Old notes |
Systems thinkers |
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General |
Systems |
Philosophy |
continued… |
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Thinkers before
systems thinking |
Relativity v quantum mechanics |
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System change |
Description |
System change |
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Hierarchical (v network) organisation Chaos and non-linear behaviour |
Insights
from the idealism triangle Philosophical position statement |
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More ideas |
On complexity science |
General, information
and description |
Cybernetic ideas |
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On information
& communication Mental
models and how brains work The evolution of types and logic Research for description theory |
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General ideas |
Types |
More sociological thinking |
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Entities and
identities Homeostasis
and control Hierarchies and lattices. Idealisation in system theory “the real machine” the eternal golden braid Abstraction varieties and typology |
Types in different disciplines |
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More musings |
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The practical terminology challenge Enterprise state data Modelling madness. |
Holism and emergent properties |
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Other |
References |
The schism |
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The
schism in systems thinking Social
entities v. social systems |
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