Understanding change in complex socio-technical systems

  • Authors:
  • William B. Rouse;Nicoleta Serban

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • Information-Knowledge-Systems Management - Complex Socio-Technical Systems --Understanding and Influencing Causality of Change
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This paper elaborates the conceptual underpinnings needed to understand and influence change in complex socio-technical systems. The nature of causality is first addressed, followed by consideration of the nature of complexity. It is argued that, at least from a practical perspective, the difficulty in understanding causality increases as complexity increases. The possibility of influencing change is addressed in terms of concepts, principles and models for analysis and design in a range of domains or contexts.