Although is it better known as MAY 1998 SHORT COURSE, the full title for this database item is: "The Demands of Complexity Meet the Killer Assumptions: Why Policy is Defective; Short Course - PUBP740 (850), The Institute of Public Policy, May 18, 1998." It was a George Mason University Short Course presented the week of May 18-22, 1998 for The Institute of Public Policy (TIPP), at Room 311, The Johnson Center, Fairfax, Virginia. A file folder of the course materials was sent to George Mason University and is now in Box 36, Folder 6 of Warfield Special Collection in Fenwick Library. It contains paper copies of most of the papers printed and distributed at the course. ANNOTATION: Much of the writings developed and used for this May short course were used again in lectures later in the year, first for Ford Motor Company in early July in Detroit, then in Beijing and in Shanghai in late July 1998, and lastly in the U.S. at GMU Institute Public Policy(TIPP) on 1 October 1998. We can't be sure how much was used at which location. Since this May 1998 short course lasted for five days the attendees got the lion's share of everything Warfield had to offer, and they were the first to get it. Cardenas was here for five days to assist in teaching this course, Warfield speaking all morning and she taking the afternoons for discussion and demonstrations of the topics covered. The file "May Short Course Report" written by Warfield as a report to TIPP Director Dr. Kingsley Haynes summarizes the themes of the daily lectures, gives names of attendees, and gives lists of handout materials and other references. What follows is an exact list of materials used, either as handouts to the class, or as references provided for their study:
ARTICLES, MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKS
Condensed Patterns Relevant to the Science of Complexity (Structure-Based School)Generic Design Science, Interactive Management (9-page manuscript revised 1998 version, Filename CondensedPatterns98.wpd)
Demands of Complexity Meet the Killer Assumptions (filename pap107.wpd)
The Magical Number Three, Plus or Minus Zero (Journal article Syst. Research v19,1988, 339-358.)
Organizing Complexity from the Bottom Up (19 page manuscript, revision January 7, 1998, Filename: HistoryofCateg.wpd)
Researchers on Complexity Ponder What It's All About (Newspaper clipping N.Y.Times 5–6-1997 C1,C2)
Thought Leaders in the Study of Complexity (10 page manuscript, filename hiw020.wpd or thoughtleaders)
Twenty Laws of Complexity: Science Applicable in Organizations (Journal article to appear in Systems Research) filename: WIPMP126TOTALSingleSpacedRegularPaper.wpd or also just TwentyLaws)
The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus, by John Micklethwait & Adrian Wooldridge, (Random House Times Business Books, 1996-1997).
TRANSPARENCIES OR PRESENTATION PAGES USED IN THE COURSE: (filename "Cells.PDF):
Essays on Complexity shows how 21 essays on complexity…(1 p. cow131.PDF)
Conclusions Summary from The Witch Doctors (1 p. cow128.PDF)
Demands of Complexity Meet the Behavioral Pathologies (2 p. demandsmeetbehavior)
Five Schools of Thought About Complexity (1p. Cow069)
Level 1 Categories of Complexity: Counting the Cells in the Study of Complexity (1p.CELLcatsLevel1.wpd)
10 Level 1 Categories in the Study of Complexity and Their Level 2 Subcategories (3-p. CELLcatsLevel2.wpd)
Recognizing a Killer Assumption Seven Attributess (1p. RecognizingKillers)
Structure-based School Research Findings (1p. Texas #29)
Syllabus for the Short Course (2 page manuscript, filename syllabus was on the IASIS WebPage as 98c2.htm;
Table of Contents (1 page, serving as basic course outline, TableofContents.pdf).
PRINTED CELL PACKET: Printouts of transparencies for the Seminar in a booklet having the title “The Demands of Complexity Meet the Killer Assumptions" (8p., Filename cells.pdf) each of the pages in this cell packet also has its own SEPARATE filename to identify it, as follows: 1. Four Ways to Organize Complexity (cow130) 2. Constructing Categories for Complexity from over 500 Transparencies: 10 Categories (cow132) 3. The Four Areas of Complexity (cow104) 4. Categories of 20 Laws of Complexity (cow133) 5. Recognizing a Killer Assumption: Seven Attributes (cow129 or Recognizing Killers) 6. Organizing Complexity from the Bottom Up: The Hierarchical Pattern (Cow105) 7. Field of Possibilities for Considering Complexity in Organizations (cow116, REVISED 3/1/98) 8. Constructing Categories for Complexity from 21 Essays on Complexity(cow135).
r.w., 3 June 2012
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