Written as a correspondence to the special collections library in July 2000, when his papers were being considered for archiving. Warfield describes the history of the beginnings of his approach to the study of complexity and gives his list of eleven ideas or concepts of major importance in dealing with complex situations. The author calls these eleven ideas "Early Warfield Conclusions." Document became part of a booklet titled "Guide to the Warfield Collection" with added…

Describes the origins and the purposes of the methods used Interactive Management. It is the sixth in a series of essays written by Warfield forShort Circuit: The Newsletter of Engineering Empowerment.

An invited article on ways to improve systems engineering. Warfield’s first published journal article.

Provides a list of 15 transparencies and a guide on how to read the maps produced by the Interpretive Structural Modeling process.

Questions the competence and effectiveness of global governance by conference attendees whose qualifications seem to include "unmatched hubris" and little else

Titles intended for the cover pages of his reports or workshop manuals that Warfield was working on during the 1990's.

A good way to get a quick overview of many of Warfield’s papers written between 1982 and 1996. Titles are listed chronologically, with summaries of each article in Warfield’s own words. Sometimes includes an abstract, a brief foreword, or a table of contents. Often the material in these IASIS reports or monographs would be used in subsequent books or articles. For a list of the titles, see notes field. See also, “IASIS Abstracts: Part 2,…

Chronologically arranged, contains information on 18 transparencies used either in lectures or as handouts to audiences. In addition there is descriptive material for eight Short Courses taught by Warfield or proposed by him. For a list of the titles, see notes field. For a list of the reports, see “IASIS Abstracts: Part 1, Reports.”

A description of what the Center for Interactive Management was designed to do, and what it accomplished before closing in January 1990. Includes description of Warfield's work at the Institute a list of his publications and note his educational activities both in the U.S. and in foreign countries. One of the appendices, Appendix B, titled "John Warfield's Work and Related Topics" is a good bibliography from beginning of his career through 1989.

A list of much of Warfield’s research and study along with sources for obtaining them. Includes articles, short courses, a software package, presentation packages, books and reports.

List of 14 of Warfield’s unpublished reports sent to TIPP faculty members at GMU. Offers up to three complementary copies to readers.

Warfield wrote the first IASIS newsletter on 14 or 15 January 1999, and sent as a group response to frequently asked questions. He continued to write them throughout the 1999 Spring Semester and produced a total of four.