Warfield begins this essay by tracing the history of the debate over ethics in Science, pointing out that there has never been a uniform standard. To remedy this, he suggests that an informal "Bureau of Standards" should ...

An in-depth look at seven different methodologies used for group design. Warfield labels the methodologies "consensus methodologies." For each methodology there is a one-page prose description, a one-page graphic to help ...

Warfield argues that there needs to be an interactive management science program in higher education that is based on "the traditional concept of science set forth long ago by Aristotle and summarized in modern times by ...

This paper discuses dual-basis design, suggesting that it can be used in response to the shortcomings in the science and practice of large-scale systems. Underconceptualization is identified as one of the primary shortcomings. ...

"The work program of complexity (WPOC), stemming from systems science, was applied by a large cross-functional team of Ford engineers and system developers in the mid-1990s as an enabler to create an enterprise-wide ...

In this piece, Warfield outlines what he believes to be the development of human thought. Beginning with ancient Greeks he traces the developments in the language of logic including the theory of relations, the recognition ...

A brief introduction to the Science of Generic Design. Includes summary of its theory, foundation and methodology. John N. Warfield Collection 29.11.3

A paper that discusses the history of the Institute for Advanced Study in Integrative Sciences (IASIS), its relation to George Mason University and the Center for Interactive Management (CIM), publications, and interactions ...

Warfield begins by pointing out that much systems thinking involves implicit ideas upon which the validity, credibility, and even the meaning of the products of the thought depend. Making explicit the (presently) Implicit ...

These 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 ...