With this paper Warfield attempts to design a set of basic principles and guide lines taking into account all facets of systems problems including behavioral approaches of the participants for systems managers. A generic systems discipline, so to speak. The contents list Behavioral Concepts, Science, Communication: Thought, Belief and Truth, Communication: Mutual Understanding, Communication: Assistance Through Formalisms; Modeling: Types of Models, Complexity: Overview, Complexity: Metrics and Measurements, Complexity: Communication in Organizations, Complexity: Non-Linear Structural Models,…

Warfield shows how to overcome complexity using Interactive Management. A collection of transparencies printed as an IASIS "Report" or monograph, which focuses on solutions for improving productivity in organizations. The booklet contains photocopies of transparencies used in talks given by Warfield in Mexico City and in Tokyo in October and November of 1994. Topics covered are: 1. Overview of the presentation; 2. Ordinary and Complex Situations; 3. Language and Complexity; 4. Group Behavior and Complexity;…

This paper suggests that much more emphasis on philosophy, logic, linguistics, psychology and generic design science be included in a curriculum for educating and training more powerful managers and designers than are now in operation. It is a second, companion paper written for the St. Louis meeting, as a follow-up to "Detractors to Effective System Design." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for General Systems Research, 23-27 May 1988, Omni Hotel, St.…

A diagram Warfield developed to display, on a single page, the extent of his academic papers collection. Prepared for George Mason University Special Collections and Archives while his papers were being reviewed for archiving. Two other papers are accompaniments to this graphic, and were sent at approximately the same time, they are "The John Warfield Collection" written 19 July 2000 and "A Narrative Overview of the "Warfield Collection" written as a final version 23 October…

This is Volume 1 of a 6-volume set of reference reports written for the U.S. Office of Environmental Education. In this volume, Warfield, the project director, provides an overview of the project and of the development of a regional environmental learning program. The full title is: “Overview. Volume I of A Sourcebook for the Design of a Regional Environmental Learning System [Project title: Development of An Interpretive Structural Model and Strategies for Implementation Based on…

A collection of three or four previous manuscript/reports combined under one cover with one continuous page numbering. Designed to be a general compendium to summarize and categorize Warfield’s work. See notes field for details.

An invited lecture, presented at Headquarters of the United States Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 18 April 1995. Repot contains copies of transparencies used during the two hour presentation. See Notes field for a list of the transparencies used.

A list of ten Warfield’s simpler/shorter articles for a novice to the field.

Warfield’s workbook containing computer printouts of early drafts of A Science of Generic Design with handwritten notes and corrections. Includes outlines and collections of papers for each of the eight chapters.

Handout for a meeting or class of some sort with small photocopies of book jackets and manuscripts. See notes field for list of books.

A collection of informal memos from workshop held at Defense Systems Management College, 8-9 April 1997.

A draft of a research proposal submitted to Division of Engineering, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C to further work on Interpretive Structural Modeling.