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Report: "Development of End-User Access Tools to the Science of Design," January 1992

Warfield, John; Cardenas, Roxana (1992-01)

This paper is a description of the work done by Warfield and Roxana Cardenas for the Ford Motor Company. This goal of the work was to "engage Ford Motor Company with a new process that can be gradually installed through ...
Sound Recording and Transcript: An Oral History with John N. Warfield, June 27, 2008

Houpt, David; Warfield, John (2008-06-27)

In this Oral History Interview, Warfield discusses his education, work on early computer prototypes, and time at Battelle Memorial Institute. He continues on to explain how his work with Battelle led him to develop ...
Transcript of Oral History: Benjamin J. Broome, February 3, 2009

Houpt, David; Broome, Benjamin (2009-02-03)

In this interview, Professor Broome discusses his relationship with Dr. John N. Warfield; offers his perspective on the development of Interactive Management (IM) and its popularity over the years; shares thoughts about ...
Typewritten notes: "Notes Rose jotted down during conversation with JNW on January 12, 1986, while she was trying to get the chronology straight on the computer programs and other filing and labeling projects"

Warfield, Rosamond (Rose) (1986-01-12)

Notes Rose Warfield made while talking with John Warfield about the history and development of Interpretive Structural Modeling and its accompanying software. Covers the period 1970-1982 when John Warfield was employed ...
Video Segment: Leadership and the Great University

Warfield, John (1990-04-18)

A segment from a session of the Great University Seminar Series attended by George Mason University President George W.Johnson. Warfield discusses the 12 assumptions that underlie the concept of the Great University and ...
Video Segment: "Design As A Group Process," July 13, 1987

Warfield, John (1987-07-13)

In this segment, Warfield discusses system design. Warfield believes that the current methodology for designing systems is inadequate. He introduces some of the language, methodologies and concepts of the Science of ...
Video Segment: "John N. Warfield in a TV Interview by Hilary Austin," February 26, 1986

Warfield, John; Austin, Hilary (1986-02-26)

In this video segment from an interview given by Hilary Austin in the Demosophia room at George Mason University, Warfield gives a history of Interactive Management (IM). He discusses how he first got involved in the study ...
Video Segment: Brainwriting, March 3, 1987

Warfield, John (1987-03-03)

This is a segment of John Warfield's "Influence Seminars" given in the Spring of 1987. Here Warfield discusses the differences between brainstorming and brainwriting and why brainwriting is superior. He then explains how ...
Video Segment: Clanthink, February 13, 1999

Warfield, John (1999-02-13)

Clanthink, like groupthink, is a small group pathology. Warfield describes clanthink in this clip from a class taught at George Mason University as being when every member of a group believes something that is wrong. ...
Video Segment: Groupthink, February 13, 1999

Warfield, John (1999-02-13)

In this segment of a class taught at the George Mason University Warfield discusses the group pathology "groupthink." "Groupthink" is what happens when there is pressure put on a group to make a decision. The group ends ...
Video Segment: Historical Evolution of Methodologies, March 3, 1987

Warfield, John (1987-03-03)

This is a clip of one of Warfield's "Influence Seminars" given in the Spring of 1987. Here he explains the evolution of the methodologies used in Interactive Management. Original VHS located in the John N. Warfield ...
Video Segment: Interpretive Structural Modeling, March 3, 1987

Warfield, John (1987-03-03)

This is a portion of a lecture given as part of John Warfield's "Influence Seminars," taught at George Mason in the Spring of 1987. In this segment Warfield describes Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM). ISM is a ...
Video Segment: Methodologies incorporated into Interactive Management, February 20, 1999

Warfield, John (1999-02-20)

In this clip from a lecture, Warfield responds to a question on whether he would consider incorporating any new methodologies into Interactive Managemen (IM). He outlines the seven different methods used in IM and explains ...
Video Segment: The Magical Number 3 Plus or Minus Zero, February 13, 1999

Warfield, John (1999-02-13)

In this segment of a course taught at George Mason University, Warfield discusses his paper "The Magical Number Three Plus or Minus Zero." The paper claims that people can only deal with three interrelated things at once ...
Video Segment: Warfield speaks about economy, February 20, 1999

Warfield, John (1999-02-20)

Warfield argues that graphic representations are needed to help people understand complex problems. Specifically, he speaks to the tendency of economists to be vague and confusing when dealing with the general public. ...
Video Segment: Warfield walks students through planning stage of an Interactive Management Session, April 17, 1999

Warfield, John (1999-04-17)

In this segment, Warfield discusses what goes into a plan for a session of Interactive Management. The proper facilities to hold an IM session, the scope statement, context statement, and the triggering questions are ...
Video Segments: "Demosophia: John N. Warfield Interviewed by Hilary Austin," March 20, 1986

Warfield, John; Austin, Hilary (1986-03-20)

In the first segment Warfield discuses the importance of having solid scientific foundations before coming up with theory and suggests that some of the mistakes that are made in the field of science are the result of not ...
Video Segments: Class lecture and video of Ford Motor Company's first Interactive Management Session, February 19, 1999

Warfield, John (1999-02-19)

These video segments come from a filmed class, "Resolving Complexity in Organizations," taught at the George Mason University in the Spring of 1999. In them, Warfield shows the first Interactive Management Session held at ...
Video Segments: Thought Leaders, Complexity Lectures, February 27, 1999

Warfield, John (1999-02-27)

In these segments from a class lecture given at the George Mason University on February 27, 1999, Warfield talks about the "history of thought" and "thought leaders." He discusses a number of philosophers, such as Aristotle ...
Video: Managing the Unmanageable

Warfield, John (2000-02-23)

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 ...

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