Managing Multi-Dimensional Complexities in Organizations: From Problem-Solving to System-Optimization with the Dimensions Surfacing Heuristics [Hardcover]

Presenting a novel Systems Thinking methodology, this book serves as an essential guide to all those researching and practicing in a management, decision-making or supervisory position who are facing multi-dimensional complex problems.

1. Introduction  2. The M-A-S-T-E-R Purpose  3. Open-Dynamic Systems  4. System-Optimization  5. Perspectives and Complexities  6. Methodology and Methods  7. The Intervention Cycle  8. Problem Formulation  9. Dimensions Surfacing Heuristics  10. Systems Thinking in Action  11. Conclusion

This is a book for practitioners which shows awareness of the latest systems thinking, introduces key systems concepts carefully, offers some nice examples, and is well-written.

- Emeritus, Professor Michael C. Jackson on the first edition of this book.

Presenting a novel Systems Thinking methodology, this book serves as an essential guide to all those researching and practicing in a management, decision-making, or supervisory position who are facing multi-dimensional complex problems.

The author presents critical systems thinking methods to address multi-dimensional complexities and deal with instability, uncertainty, and disruption. Complexities and perspectives are explained in simple terms to better understand the variety of influential factors of a complex situation, and meaningful insights into open-dynamic sysl$