Tutorial: James Martin, Systems Thinking Workshop: Learning How to Think About Systems in a Holistic Manner

Jun 19, 2015 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time

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Abstract: System thinking has been touted as the “Fifth Discipline” in Peter Senge’s famous book by that name. However, this is usually limited to the use of systems coupling diagrams and system archetypes to help understand the nature of feedback and complex system behavior. You will need more than these tools to fully appreciate how to think clearly about systems in a truly holistic manner. This workshop will teach you some essential principles and concepts of systems and how to use these in a “systemic” fashion to improve your ability to think about systems in a holistic manner. You will learn about the PICARD Theory and the Seven Samurai Framework. You will see how the Knowledge Pyramid helps you understand how systems convert data into information that is used for the discovery of knowledge to be used in making better decisions. The workshop will let you spend about half of our time together working exercises in your team to fully understand and appreciate these ideas.
Bio: Dr. James Martin is an INCOSE Fellow with the Founders Award, founder and current leader of the Systems Science Working Group, and was a key author on the BKCASE project development of the SE Body of Knowledge (SEBOK). Currently he is an enterprise architect and systems engineer working for The Aerospace Corporation, developing solutions for information systems and space systems. Previously he worked as lead systems engineer and architect on airborne and satellite communications networks at Raytheon Systems Company, and worked on wireless telecommunications products and underwater fiber optic transmission products at AT&T Bell Labs. He is author of Systems Engineering Guidebook, CRC Press, 1996.