... in recording research observations. Design/methodology/approach The paper applies a newly developed CyberSystemic interaction observation methodology with an observation framework grounded in systems thinking and second-order cybernetics. It introduces subjective, structured and relational observation...

... systems Sustainability Systems thinking System dynamics Today, by using cleaner production processes and activities to reduce the environmental impact of human activities, all countries are seeking to develop a more sustainable manufacturing industry (Amjad et al., 2021 ; Zhang et...

...Janos Korn Purpose Paradigm change in systems thinking is justified, and a new direction is suggested. The change of state of equilibrium from unsatisfactory to acceptable driven by a dynamic system is described as problem-solving which is innate and universal in the living sphere. An empirical...

...Andrés Felipe Astaíza Martínez; Gina Alexandra Rojas León Purpose Researchers from different disciplines have advocated for the incorporation of Systems Thinking in higher education in various fields such as environmental studies, engineering, economics and management. Nevertheless, educational...

... purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Hybrid reality Data sharing Systems thinking Cybernetics Artificial intelligence Society's coexistence...

... 15 11 2020 20 01 2021 03 03 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Business systems Health-care management Systems thinking Companies should upgrade their operations to remain competing in the business...

... and narrow reasoning capacities, the cloud with storage, high reasoning and sharing capacities and the cloud twin representation user interface. Artificial intelligence Social responsibility Systems thinking Cybernetics Hybrid reality Interactions model Hybrid reality (HyR) is a brief...

...Tatiana A. Medvedeva This paper focuses on the Russian contribution to system thinking and the theory of evolution. First, we highlight the differences between how Western audiences received Darwin and the Russian perspective. Then we build upon those differences to highlight the systems...

...Igor Perko; Raul Espejo Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to share the awarding of one of the most prestigious recognitions in systems thinking and cybernetics: The World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC) Norbert Wiener Memorial Gold medal was awarded in June 2019 to Professor...

... and “dissolve” them (that is to solve them systemically). In this context, the purpose of this paper is to invite engineering educators to reflect on the need to teach systems thinking and spark their interest on finding appropriate methods to do so. This paper aims to describe an actual intervention...

...Xie Kefan; Yu Song; Sishi Liu; Jia Liu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the crowd stampede risk mechanism from the perspective of systems thinking. Design/methodology/approach Causal loop diagram is drawn to outline the non-linear interactions among complex factors across...

... on systems thinking – specifically, on the concepts of synergy, emergence, recursion and self-organization. Second, an approach is developed to help determine whether the efforts being made towards the SDGs can be expected to be effective (i.e., whether the world can hope to soon be a system that self...

... is changing. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts the interpretative lens provided by the systems thinking to investigate the challenging domain of the Smart City. A qualitative and interpretative approach is adopted to reflect upon the role of technologies in everyday life. Findings The Smart...

...Piero Mella; Patrizia Gazzola Purpose Accepting the assumption that our intelligence depends on the ability to construct models which may allow us to acquire, update and transmit our knowledge, this paper aims to highlight the role of Systems Thinking in developing the “intelligence” of managers...

... and the paradigms in research of tourism dealing with brand management. Knowledge management Management Social responsibility Branding Epistemology Paradigms Consumer-centric approach Social value approaches Decompositional approach Systems thinking Heuristic approaches © Emerald Group...

...Dr Sonja Sibila Lebe and Prof. Matjaž Mulej; Sonja Sibila Lebe; Igor Vrecko Purpose – This conceptual paper aims to integrate and significantly extend past research cognitions from three different scientific fields: project management (PM), hospitality management (HM) and systems thinking (ST...

... and indicate possible solutions to long-lasting labour issues. Design/methodology/approach – The authors aim to outgrow the current personnel management concepts by approaching the employment management problem requisitely holistically. By combining the concepts of systems thinking, requisite well-being...

.... Design/methodology/approach This study, designed as systemic action research, was a final project towards an Open University Masters in Systems Thinking in Practice. Initially managers were introduced to the personal VSM and invited to design their own VSM as systemic action learning. This was followed...

... skills, company culture, network activities and the regional and national innovation system (Smith, 1994, pp. 7‐8 ; Klein and Rosenberg, 1986). Jon‐Arild Johannessen can be contacted at: Jon‐Arild.Johannessen@bi.no © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Cybernetics Systems thinking...