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Relating the Blocks of the Cosmic Partition
One of the transparencies Warfield used during two presentations before Society General Systems Research annual meeting 27-31 May 1985. See On the Choice of Frames for Systems Studies" and “Developing a Design Culture in Higher Education: Some Laws and Principles of Design.”
Developing a Design Culture in Higher Education: Transparencies
A set of transparencies to accompany “Developing a Design Culture in Higher Education: Some Laws and Principles of Design.” Presented at Annual Meeting Society for General Systems Research, Los Angeles, CA, 27-31 May 1985. Warfield’s figure "Relating the Blocks of the Cosmic Partition" is included.
Implications of Scale for System Design: Transparencies
Four transparencies along with notes on their use during the talk titled “Implications of Scale for System Design.” The talk notes that large scale systems are being designed in the same way as small scale systems and discusses the problems that arise as a result.
Dual-Basis Design: Transparencies
Transparencies to accompany the talk "Dual-Basis Design," which was later published in Polish with the title "Dwie Podstawy Projektowania (Dual-Basis Design).” The paper is a discussion of the concept of “due process” in design as a way to identify and monitor responsible management practices, which would lower the rate of catastrophic design failures. Warfield calls for the creation of a basic design science, with standards and practices for large-scale system designers that could become well-defined and legally enforceable over time.
A Complexity Metric for High-Level Software Development (Transparencies)
Transparencies to accompany “The Management of Complexity Through Systems Design", ITESM (Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey), a workshop presented during the week 11-15 December 1989, Monterrey, Mexico.
Interactive Management at the Defense Systems Management College
A chronological list of the 59 Interactive Management workshops performed under the auspices of the Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
A Digital Computer Program for the Reduction of Logic Statements to a Minimal Form
Paper Warfield authored by was presented by Kenneth J. Butler.
Working Papers for a Software Consortium Proposal
Papers and notes Warfield used in preparation for “ADA Syntax Study and Recommendations: A Proposal to The Software Productivity Consortium, Part I.” Includes handwritten calculations and diagrams. See notes field for further details on this proposal.
Floor Plan for Primary Situation Room
This drawing appears as Appendix B of the 1995 IASIS Report titled "Proposal: Demosophia-Type Situation Room Construction at George Mason University." It is the floor-plan for a room specifically designed for Interactive Management Workshops.
Outline of Paper
A draft of “Systems Management in the Face of Complexity.” Paper lists and describes different behavioral patterns in management situations.