Mission
The Natural Systems Engineering Working Group is established to improve System Engineering processes and practices with the application of natural systems knowledge and approaches. The goal is for SEs to take full advantage of natural systems, including both biological systems and the elements and forces of nature.
Scope
The Natural Systems Working Group will provide a focal point for gathering current information on the application of Natural Systems to Systems Engineering and the disciplines that support it. As such, they will provide a resource for other INCOSE Working Groups and Committees to draw on for relevant inquiries. The group will follow through on recommendations and make periodic updates to the products above as well as make recommendations for other products, sessions, and reports. The NSWG will maintain files, recordings, and links to reference material so as to provide easy access to its work by INCOSE members.
Purpose:
The Natural Systems Engineering Working Group is established to improve System Engineering processes and practices with the application of natural systems knowledge and approaches. The goal is for SEs to take full advantage of natural systems, including both biological systems and the elements and forces of nature.
Goals
The Working Group will provide the following Assessments and Recommendations:
(1) Create work products on a Regular Basis. Develop associated white papers, presentations, and tutorials, and provide reference material in a retrievable fashion.
(2) Establish/cultivate a Natural Systems in System Engineering Community of Practice. This group will work to extend members’ knowledge of design and applications inspired by natural systems. This includes SE processes, product life cycle, disposal, use cases, and system usability. Investigate the systematic consideration of natural systems and biological/natural systems principles in the System Engineering process. The group will use this information to provide a knowledge service to INCOSE and to influence SE standard process models.
(3) Develop and Document Best Practices and Success Stories based on the above assessments and CoP activities and share them with the INCOSE membership. Webinars of at least the CoP presentations will be made accessible on a NSWG website.
(4) Recommend Enhancements to Standard Process Models (such as the INCOSE SE Handbook) that will benefit by inclusion of information from natural systems.
(5) Create Growth in numbers and scope of participants, networking with other groups. Collaboration with outside groups will be encouraged.