Abstract:
Warfield gives and overview lecture of a variety of different topics that deal with how to manage complexity in organizations. He specifically deals with what an organization requires and what it must understand before it can deal with complexity. The talk is based on research from four of his books: (1976) Societal Systems: Planning Policy and Complexity, (1994) A Science of Generic Design: Managing Complexity Through Systems Design, (1994) A Handbook of Interactive Management, (2000) A Structure-Based Science of Complexity: Transforming Complexity Into Understanding. [For related textual material see 21.10-21.21] Original VHS located in the John N. Warfield Collection Box 62.
Description:
MPEG-4 Video: derived from VHS videotape. MPEG-4 H.264 AAC 320 x 240, 341.9 Mb, running time 1 h 10 m 12 s.
