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This is part 2 of the Report titled "Four Case Studies: Applications of Interactive Management." It is actually a reprint of a paper titled "Demands of Complexity on Higher Education." See also, “Applications of Interactive Management; Case 1” and “Applications of Interactive Management; Case 3.”
This is a document used as a preface/opening transparency for the paper "Demands of Complexity Meet the Killer Assumptions, July 1998." See also, “Demands of Complexity Meet the Killer Assumptions: Transparencies” and “Demands of Complexity Meet the Killer Assumptions Presented October 1, 1998.”
Letters between Warfield and Ralph Siu in regards to Warfield’s open letter that advocated a structural model of the Panetics Society’s goals. Warfield provides an itemized list of criteria for a good model, with short paragraphs on Premature Quantification, Model Structuring, Element Designation, Shared Linguistic Domain, Carefully Selected Relationship Type, Use of ISM, Time Allotment, Preparing a Written Interpretation of Model Structure and Incorporating Quantitative Aspects.
An unfinished book manuscript that explores the history of Systems Science. Includes pictures of important figures along with small blurbs about their work. It was going to conclude with the current Systems Science interest in behavioral psychology and social problems.
Explores how to design an academic curriculum for higher education that actually prepares graduates to be in leadership positions where they can work with the complex issues facing the world. Includes photographs of an Interactive Management Workshop held in Kalamazoo, MI, in August 2007.
An abstract that lists six concepts as subsystems of Science in the large.
Content in this article draws from chapter three of Warfield’s last book “Generic Design Science.”
A review of Warfield’s An Introduction to Systems Science written by Ray Harrell. Sent as an email and published on Amazon.com
A review of Warfield’s An Introduction to Systems Science written by Scott Staley.
The first page of this document describes the collection of over 100 boxes of Warfield’s papers archived at George Mason University’s Fenwick Library. The remaining pages focus on the Warfield Digital Collection. It highlights the titles Warfield deemed the best and provides Warfield’s own way of categorizing his work.
A suggestion of the immigrant labor problem in the United States and how Interactive Management could be used to help.
A proposal for a lecture series by John Warfield, made to the University of North Alabama, in Florence, Alabama. Topics of the four proposed talks are 1. Empirical Results from the Behavioral Sciences 1850-2000 2. The Interpretation of Empirical Results as Organizational Flows 3. Educational Contributions to Systemic Confusion 4. The Way Out (Development of an Integrated Learning System).
Contends that higher education should change its focus and introduce systems concepts as a core part of college curriculum.
A proposal suggesting use of Interactive Management to meet the national challenges posed by the coming large shale oil production from geologic formations in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, (known as the "Green River" formation).
A concise summary of Warfield’s views on higher education and how Interactive Management can be used to make the university more efficient. Includes overview of his concept of a “Horizons College” and links to multiple articles in the Warfield Digital Collection. The paper was written in response to a letter from Alan Merten requesting that Warfield participate in an interview regarding strategic planning for the future of George Mason University. The paper was sent to…
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A folder on Warfield’s last computer that contained his correspondence during the last years. The majority of it consisted of his continued effort to spread his work. See also, "Elucidation" which is an itemized list of the letters along with a brief description for each.
Warfield’s preface to Interactive Management and Citizen Governance written by Professor Ming-Shen Wang of the National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan. Includes scanned copy of letter from Professor Ming-Shen Wang requesting Warfield to write the preface.
A suggestion on how to improve bibliographic search and academic, scientific and political knowledge by identifying context in such a manner as to establish continuity with historical contributions.
A peer review Warfield wrote of an article submitted to Systems Research & Behavioral Science.
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