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Principles of Systems Science (Understanding Complex Systems)

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	==About this book==		==About this book==
	"Principles of Systems Science: Understanding Complex Systems" provides a comprehensive introduction to systems structure, function, and modeling as applied in all fields of science and engineering. Systems understanding is increasingly recognized as a key to a more holistic education and greater problem solving skills. The book captures the trend towards interdisciplinary research and problem solving. It includes numerous examples of systems in science and society. The book ends with practical aspects such as systems analysis, computer modeling, and systems engineering that demonstrate how the knowledge of systems can be used to solve problems in the real world.		[[George Mobus]]'s book "Principles of Systems Science: Understanding Complex Systems" provides a comprehensive introduction to systems structure, function, and modeling as applied in all fields of science and engineering. Systems understanding is increasingly recognized as a key to a more holistic education and greater problem solving skills. The book captures the trend towards interdisciplinary research and problem solving. It includes numerous examples of systems in science and society. The book ends with practical aspects such as systems analysis, computer modeling, and systems engineering that demonstrate how the knowledge of systems can be used to solve problems in the real world.

	==About the authors==		==About the authors==

53th Annual Meeting of the ISSS - Brisbane 2009

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Jessie Henshaw

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	==Academia and Career==		==Academia and Career==
	Public school in the small town of Hamilton, New York; Studying physics, math, Russian, sports, art, and theater at St Lawrence University; three years based in Brooklyn with post-college friends connected with a farm in Tennessee, group travel and experiments, and redeveloping the 1892 Earlville Opera house as rural arts and culture center, while trying out new academic and employment options. For grad school, she put physics aside, looking for something creative, and found an inspirational three years at the University of Pennsylvania Architecture and Landscape Design School, where one of the first genius voices of modern architecture, Louis I. Kahn, led the school. After graduating in a recession, she decided to travel, visiting friends and running out of money in Denver, taking work as a carpenter, then contracting some. Sharing a house gave her resources and time to do the microclimate field work that changed her life. In the '80s, she started her architectural career, paying dues for years and advancing to work on prestige jobs with fine firms: Beyer Blinder Belle, Gwathmey Siegel, Rockwell, KPF, H3., continuing new systems science at nights and weekends when the architecture wasn't taking nights and weekends.		Public school in the small town of Hamilton, New York; Studying physics, math, Russian, sports, art, and theater at St Lawrence University; three years based in Brooklyn with post-college friends connected with a farm in Tennessee, group travel and experiments, and redeveloping the 1892 Earlville Opera house as rural arts and culture center, while trying out new academic and employment options. For grad school, she put physics aside, looking for something creative, and found an inspirational three years at the University of Pennsylvania Architecture and Landscape Design School, where one of the first genius voices of modern architecture, Louis I. Kahn, led the school. After graduating in a recession, she decided to travel, visiting friends and running out of money in Denver, taking work as a carpenter, then contracting some. Sharing a house gave her resources and time to do the microclimate field work that changed her life. In the '80s, she started her architectural career, paying dues for years and advancing to work on prestige jobs with fine firms: Beyer Blinder Belle, Gwathmey Siegel, Rockwell, KPF, H3., continuing new systems science at nights and weekends when the architecture wasn't taking nights and weekends.

			==Awards==
			Jessie has been honored with the 2026 (70 Years Anniversary) ISSS Active Wisdom Award, which recognizes elder practitioners whose lifelong engagement, systemic insight, civic imagination, and continued service have enriched communities and expanded the practical relevance of systems thinking beyond formal academic settings.


	==Current==		==Current==

William E. Smith

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	Smith emphasizes the simplicity and efficacy of the methodology: by developing a personal understanding of each of the three elements—Appreciation, Influence, and Control—and dedicating equal attention to each, the framework becomes a powerful tool for navigating systemic dynamics		Smith emphasizes the simplicity and efficacy of the methodology: by developing a personal understanding of each of the three elements—Appreciation, Influence, and Control—and dedicating equal attention to each, the framework becomes a powerful tool for navigating systemic dynamics


			==Awards==
			Bill has been honored with the 2026 (70 Years Anniversary) ISSS Active Wisdom Award, which recognizes elder practitioners whose lifelong engagement, systemic insight, civic imagination, and continued service have enriched communities and expanded the practical relevance of systems thinking beyond formal academic settings.

James N (Jamie) Rose

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	Also, Founder: Ceptual Institute (1996 ..+); SDM (Single Decision Maker) for SSA (state of NV) Sr Adjudicator for Disability Claims. (Ret. 2015).		Also, Founder: Ceptual Institute (1996 ..+); SDM (Single Decision Maker) for SSA (state of NV) Sr Adjudicator for Disability Claims. (Ret. 2015).

			==Awards==
			Jamie has been honored with the 2026 (70 Years Anniversary) ISSS Active Wisdom Award, which recognizes elder practitioners whose lifelong engagement, systemic insight, civic imagination, and continued service have enriched communities and expanded the practical relevance of systems thinking beyond formal academic settings.

	==Links to relevant pages==		==Links to relevant pages==

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	===Sunday===		===Sunday===
	* [[~~Professor~~ Len Troncale]] - The System of Systems Processes Theory (SoSP) – A Workshop on How Systems Work (or Don’t Work)		* Professor [[Len Troncale]] - The System of Systems Processes Theory (SoSP) – A Workshop on How Systems Work (or Don’t Work)
	* [[Dr John Kineman and Judith Rosen]] - Relational Theory Workshop – Fundamentals of Relational Theory Part II		* Dr [[John Kineman]] and [[Judith Rosen]] - Relational Theory Workshop – Fundamentals of Relational Theory Part II
	* [[Alexander and Kathia Laszlo]] - Welcome Cocktail Reception by The University of Queensland Vice Chancellor and Traditional Welcome		* [[Alexander Laszlo]] and [[Kathia Laszlo]] - Welcome Cocktail Reception by The University of Queensland Vice Chancellor and Traditional Welcome

	===Monday===		===Monday===
	* [[~~Professor~~ Ockie Bosch]] - Setting the Scene: Unremarkable, Liveable, Sustainable Systems		* Professor [[Ockie Bosch]] - Setting the Scene: Unremarkable, Liveable, Sustainable Systems
	* [[ISSS President, Professor Tim Allen]] - The positive attractor: the role of the holistic worldview in the evolution of a sustainable societal system		* ISSS President, Professor [[Tim Allen]] - The positive attractor: the role of the holistic worldview in the evolution of a sustainable societal system
	* [[Graeme Taylor]] - Analysing Liveability – More than Constructive Ambiguity		* [[Graeme Taylor]] - Analysing Liveability – More than Constructive Ambiguity
	* [[Dr Jacqui de Chazal]] - Liveability as a constraint on sustainability or sustainability as a constraint on liveability? Defining terms and mapping relationships to separate scaled hard constraints from soft preferences		* Dr [[Jacqui de Chazal]] - Liveability as a constraint on sustainability or sustainability as a constraint on liveability? Defining terms and mapping relationships to separate scaled hard constraints from soft preferences
	* [[~~Professor~~ Martin Burd]] - Hunting, gathering, investing, globalizing: the evolutionary roots of economic behaviour		* Professor [[Martin Burd]] - Hunting, gathering, investing, globalizing: the evolutionary roots of economic behaviour
	* [[~~Professor~~ Richard Bawden]] - Inclusive well-being: a systemic view of development		* Professor [[Richard Bawden]] - Inclusive well-being: a systemic view of development

	===Monday Sessions===		===Monday Sessions===
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	* Mt-Cootha Botanical Gardens - Peri-urban Food systems (Martha Sheppard)		* Mt-Cootha Botanical Gardens - Peri-urban Food systems (Martha Sheppard)
	* Queensland State Planning & Infrastructure, Brisbane CBD - Infrastructure for a fast-growing State (John Larcombe)		* Queensland State Planning & Infrastructure, Brisbane CBD - Infrastructure for a fast-growing State (John Larcombe)
	* [[Alexander and Kathia Laszlo]] - Closing Remarks and next steps		* [[Alexander Laszlo]] and [[Kathia Laszlo]] - Closing Remarks and next steps

	===Tuesday===		===Tuesday===
	* [[Assoc. Professor Bob Cavana]] - People First: How to make environmental sustainability something we want to live with.		* Assoc. Professor [[Bob Cavana]] - People First: How to make environmental sustainability something we want to live with.
	* [[The Hon. Steve Maharey]] - Contemporary Government Challenges: Delivering performance and accountability' and the intersections with 'wicked policy problems		* [[The Hon. Steve Maharey]] - Contemporary Government Challenges: Delivering performance and accountability' and the intersections with 'wicked policy problems
	* [[Lynelle Briggs]] - Tea		* [[Lynelle Briggs]] - Tea
	* [[~~Prof~~ Ray Ison]] - Café Style Interactive Plenary Session facilitated by ANZSYS (Australian and New Zealand Systems Group): Conversation Mapping coordinated by Prof Ray Ison – examining issues raised by keynote speakers, Panel discussion between the 2 keynote speakers & organizers of conversation mapping workshop, Discussions & Feedback		* Prof [[Ray Ison]] - Café Style Interactive Plenary Session facilitated by ANZSYS (Australian and New Zealand Systems Group): Conversation Mapping coordinated by Prof Ray Ison – examining issues raised by keynote speakers, Panel discussion between the 2 keynote speakers & organizers of conversation mapping workshop, Discussions & Feedback

	===Wednesday===		===Wednesday===
	* [[~~Professor~~ Helen Ross]] - Art & Systems Thinking – Floating Lands Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability: Connectedness		* Professor [[Helen Ross]] - Art & Systems Thinking – Floating Lands Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability: Connectedness
	* [[Christine Ballinger & Ben McMullen]] - Getting our act together: a systems change in everyday decision-making		* [[Christine Ballinger & Ben McMullen]] - Getting our act together: a systems change in everyday decision-making
	* [[~~Professors~~ Ockie Bosch & Kambiz Maani]] - Role of Systems Approaches in the sustainable management of Biosphere Systems Thinking in Planning and Managing Hai Phong City, Vietnam		* Professors [[Ockie Bosch]] & [[Kambiz Maani]] - Role of Systems Approaches in the sustainable management of Biosphere Systems Thinking in Planning and Managing Hai Phong City, Vietnam
	* [[Michael Williams]] - Role of Systems Thinking in Journalism and media coverage of complex issues		* [[Michael Williams]] - Role of Systems Thinking in Journalism and media coverage of complex issues
	* [[Professor Val Brown]] - Lunch		* [[Professor Val Brown]] - Lunch

	===Thursday===		===Thursday===
	* [[~~Professor~~ Kambiz Maani]] - The role of Systems Approaches in the sustainable management of Biosphere Systems Thinking in Planning and Managing Hai Phong City, Vietnam		* Professor [[Kambiz Maani]] - The role of Systems Approaches in the sustainable management of Biosphere Systems Thinking in Planning and Managing Hai Phong City, Vietnam
	* [[Dr Ishwaran Natajaran]] - Systems Thinking in Planning and Managing Hai Phong City, Vietnam		* Dr [[Ishwaran Natajaran]] - Systems Thinking in Planning and Managing Hai Phong City, Vietnam
	* [[Dr Nguyen Van Thanh]] - Role of Systems Thinking in Journalism and media coverage of complex issues		* Dr [[Nguyen Van Thanh]] - Role of Systems Thinking in Journalism and media coverage of complex issues
	* [[~~Professor~~ Michael Bromley]] - Lunch		* Professor [[Michael Bromley]] - Lunch
	* [[~~Professor~~ Amareswar Galla]] - Systems Expressed in Everyday Life – Art, People, Tourism, Planning, Management, Journalism, Cultural Heritage Development		* Professor [[Amareswar Galla]] - Systems Expressed in Everyday Life – Art, People, Tourism, Planning, Management, Journalism, Cultural Heritage Development

	This breakdown organizes the information based on the speakers and the subjects discussed during the conference sessions on each day.		This breakdown organizes the information based on the speakers and the subjects discussed during the conference sessions on each day.
	[[Category: ISSS Annual Conferences]]		[[Category: ISSS Annual Conferences]]