Decision Making

  1. Systems Fundamentals for Decision Makers
    1. System Definition and Components
      1. System Boundaries
        1. Boundary Setting Criteria
          1. Permeable vs Fixed Boundaries
            1. Boundary Critique Methods
            2. System Elements
              1. Physical Components
                1. Human Agents
                  1. Information Elements
                    1. Resource Flows
                    2. System Structure
                      1. Hierarchical Arrangements
                        1. Network Configurations
                          1. Organizational Patterns
                          2. System Purpose
                            1. Stated Purposes
                              1. Unstated Purposes
                                1. Purpose Evolution
                                  1. Multiple Purpose Systems
                                2. System Behavior Characteristics
                                  1. Interconnectedness
                                    1. Direct Connections
                                      1. Indirect Connections
                                        1. Network Effects
                                          1. Cascade Phenomena
                                          2. Emergence
                                            1. Emergent Properties
                                              1. Unpredictable Outcomes
                                                1. Collective Behavior
                                                  1. System-Level Capabilities
                                                  2. Nonlinearity
                                                    1. Nonlinear Relationships
                                                      1. Threshold Effects
                                                        1. Tipping Points
                                                          1. Disproportionate Responses
                                                          2. Dynamic Complexity
                                                            1. Multiple Feedback Loops
                                                              1. Time Delays
                                                                1. Counterintuitive Behavior
                                                                  1. Policy Resistance
                                                                  2. Adaptation and Learning
                                                                    1. Self-Organization
                                                                      1. Evolutionary Processes
                                                                        1. Learning Mechanisms
                                                                          1. Adaptive Capacity

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                                                                      3. System Structure and Dynamics