An audiotape recording with Professor Anita Taylor of Communication Department, this was the second in a series of six presentations by Warfield on the subject of Higher Education held during the academic year 1989-1990. The purpose of the seminar series was "to explore the concept of what would constitute a great university, and how such an institution might be established." Each presentation included a response from a member of the GMU faculty or administration. Click…

An audiotape recording with GMU's Provost Dr. Clara Lovett, this was the third in a series of six presentations by Warfield on the subject of Higher Education held during the academic year 1989-1990. The purpose of the seminar series was "to explore the concept of what would constitute a great university, and how such an institution might be established." Each presentation included a response from a member of the GMU faculty or administration. Click here…

An audiotape recording with Robinson Professor Dr. Harold Morowitz of Biology Department, this was the fourth in a series of six presentations by Warfield on the subject of Higher Education held during the academic year 1989-1990. The purpose of the seminar series was "to explore the concept of what would constitute a great university, and how such an institution might be established." Each presentation included a response from a member of the GMU faculty or…

An audiotape recording with Dean of Arts & Sciences Dr. Paula Lewis, this was the fifth in a series of six presentations by Warfield on the subject of Higher Education held during the academic year 1989-1990. The purpose of the seminar series was "to explore the concept of what would constitute a great university, and how such an institution might be established." Each presentation included a response from a member of the GMU faculty or…

An interview of Warfield conducted by David Houpt, Research Assistant at the George Mason University Special Collections and Archives. The interview covers topics including Warfield’s service in the army, his early career, his development of Interactive Management, what a typical IM workshop entails, how his Work Program of Complexity differed from Interactive Management, and his influences. To listen to the interview click here and for a transcript of the interview click here.

No. 11, part 2 of the Johnson Center Lecture Series given during the 1998 Fall Semester at George Mason. The guest talk was given by Professor Benjamin Broome, of the Communications Department. Broome described his use of Interactive Management methods while in Cyprus. For handouts and other material from this lecture see “Applications 3: Lecture Applications in Cyprus” and “Johnson Center Lecture Series on Complexity: Lecture Group 3.” For Tape 1 of 2 click here.

A one page document that lists the titles which Warfield had planned to get filmed in 2000 and shows the teaching sequence for persons wishing to use the videos for a series of classroom lectures. Note that his preferred sequence does not match the video numbers and that the planned video series was not completed. See notes field for a list of those that were filmed.

Video segments from a 17 April 1999 session of “Resolving Complexity in Organizations” a class Warfield taught at George Mason University. Warfield provides an overview of the planning stages of an Interactive Management session and then helps students design a scope statement. Warfield also discusses two documents with the students.: “Floor Plan & Cost Estimate for Situation Room” and “An Example IM Workshop Plan.”

Video clips from a course titled “Resolving Complexity in Organizations” that Warfield taught at George Mason University during the 1999 Spring Semester. In the clip Prof. Warfield uses a video from an Interactive Management (IM) Session with Ford Motor Company to show his students what a typical IM Session entails. Note that the Finding Aid lists the class as meeting on 19 February 1999, which appears incorrect. The class shown is likely from 6 February…

This is second of two Video clips from a 1992 Ford Motor Company Interactive Management Workshop. Two videos were shown by Warfield on the same date, for “Resolving Complexity in Organizations” his 1999 Spring Semester class. See also: “Class lecture and video of Ford Motor Company's first Interactive Management Session (Part 2).”See notes field for a list of other video clips from this semester.

Video clips from a course titled “Resolving Complexity in Organizations” that Warfield taught at George Mason University during the 1999 Spring Semester. In it Warfield cites the vagueness of economists as evidence that language alone is often insufficient when it comes to dealing with large amounts of complexity. One way of addressing this problem is, he suggests, to use graphical representations.See also, “Methodologies Incorporated into Interactive Management, February 20, 1999,” another clip from the same…

Video clips from a course titled “Resolving Complexity in Organizations” that Warfield taught at George Mason University during the 1999 Spring Semester. This clip is from the fourth session which met on 20 February 1999. It shows Warfield responding to a question regarding whether he would be willing to incorporate any new methodologies into Interactive Management. After explaining the seven different methods used in Interactive Management (IM), Warfield concludes that, barring the development of new…