Warfield, John2009-05-192009-05-191986https://hdl.handle.net/1920/4516Manuscript: typescript, 6 pgs., 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 29.7 cmThese are the abstracts to the Influence Seminar videos included in the John N. Warfield Collection. The lectures are described by Warfield as "Aimed at identifying semi-forgotten influences from the past on our present ways of thinking and acting." They can be found in Box 61. John N. Warfield Collection 76.46 The dates are October 30, 1986 "Inability of Social Systems to Self-design for Results;" March 17, 1987 "Organizational Strategy for Progress: Error Embracing;" March 24, 1987 "Organizational Strategy for Progress: Reconciling Variety, Parsimony, and Saliency;" March 31, 1987 "Organizational Strategy for Progress: Dual-Basis Organization Design;" April 14, 1987 "The Role of the Engineer in Building and Destroying Societies."en-USWarfield, John N.Software designBoulding, KennethDual-Basis Organization DesignParsimonyVarietySaliencyCenter for Interactive Management (CIM)Working Paper