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00:02:03 - Who is Joshua Sutherland?
00:02:24 - Other videos and resources
00:05:05 - Flicking through the book
00:05:50 - Harold "Bud" Lawson
00:06:27 - 1 - What is the central idea or argument of this book,
and why does it matter?
00:10:30 - 2 - Who is the book for? How can YOU apply this to your
work?
00:13:11 - 3 - Who was Harold "Bud" Lawson, and what role did he
play in shaping systems thinking and systems engineering?
00:14:37 - 4 - How is the book organised? How should I read it?
00:17:56 - 5 - What are the key ideas Lawson presents in his
"Introduction to Systems"?
00:28:38 - 6 - What is Lawson's "Systems Survival Kit"?
00:34:48 - 7 - What is Thinking in Systems vs. Acting in
Systems?
00:42:04 - 8 - What are some key topics from Systems Thinking?
00:42:55 - 9 - What are some key topics from Acting in Systems?
00:43:57 - 10 - What are the case studies presented in the
book?
00:46:30 - 11 - What is the importance of change management to
systems?
00:48:11 - 12 - What is Life Cycle Management?
00:49:21 - 13 - Why talk about Data vs. Information vs. Knowledge
in a systems book? What is the difference? What about Ontologies
and Taxonomies?
00:53:34 - 14 - Organizations and Enterprises as Systems
00:54:52 - 15 - Concluding Thoughts
00:56:19 - Unit X Giveaway
00:57:36 - Other books
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📖 BOOK CITATION 📖
Lawson, Harold W.
A journey through the systems landscape.
College Publications, 2010.
📖 BOOK DESCRIPTION 📖
Systems are everywhere and affect us daily in our private and
professional lives. We all use the word “system” to describe
something that is essential but often abstract, complex and even
mysterious. However, learning to utilize system concepts as first
class objects as well as methodologies for systems thinking and
systems engineering provides a basis for removing the mystery and
moving towards mastery even for complex systems.
This journey through the Systems Landscape has been developed to
promote learning to “think” and “act” in terms of systems. A unique
aspect is the introduction of concrete system semantics provided as
a “system survival kit” and based upon a limited number of concepts
and principles as well as a mental model called the system-coupling
diagram. This discipline independent presentation assists
individuals and is essential for building a learning organization
that can utilize a systems approach to achieving its enterprise
goals.
The eight chapters are presented as stops along a journey that
successively build system knowledge. Each chapter terminates with a
Knowledge Verification section that provides questions and
exercises for individuals and groups. Case studies reflecting the
utilization of the system related concepts, principles and
methodologies are provided as chapter interludes.