Huddling through
Risk can often seem like a straightforward, black-and-white concept: it’s something that might happen, with a probability at
Russ Ackoff´s navy training
“There doesn’t seem to be much value in claiming something doesn’t exist” my son said when I told him that sys
Corporate projects reflect the complexity of our interconnected world. Mistakes like relying on external managers, siloed oper
…. the value it provides? The widely accepted definition of a system’s purpose was coined by Stafford Beer (2001)
You know what's funny? Whenever I bake an apple pie, it always turns out to be a great. Then why is it so difficult to have a
If you carry an umbrella, do you expect the weather to take notice, perhaps refraining from raining or, on the contrary, ensur
Russell Ackoff (Re-Creating the Corporation, 1999) outlines four fundamental ways to treat a problem: absolution, resolution,
Working with John Flach & Adam Walls on the system thinking cartoons (e.g. see here) I re-emerged myself in the topic. Hav
Cognitive Systems Engineering – Academic Enterprise or Field of Practice?? See John Flach’s Linkedin Post. Note Do
The illustration above pictures a situation in a city with snow, and two characters: the older man with his red hat and scarf,
Sometimes we are so concentrated, focussing on doing what we are doing, that we forget the context in which we are working.