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Systems Thinking and Beyond

by Dr Joseph Kasser

The AI team take a deep dive into successful innovative tools, practical and conceptual applications of systems thinking and beyond and systems engineering to various types of problems, summarizing the concepts behind the successes and usually drawing general conclusions for how the concepts may be used in other situations. The opinions expressed by the AI team in each deep dive are their own and have not been edited in any way.While systems thinking provides an understanding of the problematic situation, you need to go beyond systems thinking to create solutions, especially innovative solutions.Join my LinkedIn group (Tackling complex problems) and discuss the content of the podcasts (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13991392/)

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Episodes

  1. From Zero Defects to Zero Requirements and Zero Lectures

    The AI team takes a deep dive into Dr. Joseph E. Kasser’s (updated) presentation at the BCS SQM XXXIII 2026 International Quality Conference on 25 September 2026. The presentation outlines how artificial intelligence can transform both systems engineering and postgraduate education through a…

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  2. Book Review: Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology

    The AI Team take a deep drive into a book that introduces applied ontology as a vital technical discipline designed to manage and integrate the massive amounts of data generated in modern biomedical science. The authors argue that information systems often suffer from interoperability issues…

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  3. Book review: Claude for dummies

    The AI team take a deep dive into Claude For Dummies, a comprehensive guidebook by Stephanie Diamond designed to help users master Anthropic's AI assistant. It covers fundamental operations such as account setup, effective prompting, and the use of specialized features like Projects and Memory.…

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  4. AI Through a Systems Lens: Solutions and Illusions

    In this presentation, the AI team takes a deep dive into a YouTube video discusion the dual nature of artificial intelligence as both a powerful problem-solving tool and a source of deceptive illusions. He utilizes Large Language Models (LLMs) to demonstrate how they can assist with tasks ranging...

  5. The Natureology Hallucination

    The AI team takes a deep dive into "Natureology" hallucination which occurred when the AI was asked to define a non-existent term (a typo for "Naturology") and, rather than simply seeking clarification, invented a complete philosophical and academic framework for the word. Drawing on Joseph...

  6. Book Review: How to Design Programs: Systematic Computing and Design Principles

    The AI team takes a deep dive into the second edition of How to Design Programs , which presents a systematic methodology for software creation, emphasizing program design over mere coding. The authors advocate for a design recipe consisting of six essential steps that transform a problem…

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  7. Book Review: Bilingual Messianic Passover Haggadah

    Have you ever wondered about the Jewish Passover festival? The AI team takes a deep dive into a bilingual guide that presents the order of a Passover Seder through a blend of Jewish tradition and Christian theology. The text provides a step-by-step liturgical framework, including the lighting of...

  8. Mission Engineering, a Return to the Original Systems Engineering Analytical Paradigm?

    The AI team takes a deep dive into the Department of Defense Mission Engineering Guide (Version 2.0), which provides a standardized, interdisciplinary framework for analyzing and designing military missions to achieve specific outcomes. This methodology decomposes missions into mission threads…

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  9. Book Review: Learn Systems Thinking

    The AI takes a deep dive into a book that serves as an instructional guide to systems thinking, a holistic methodology designed to address the complex, interconnected challenges of the modern world. The authour, Wallace Wright argues against linear, mechanistic problem-solving, encouraging…

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  10. Bogdanov: The Unknown Pioneer of Systems Science

    The AI team takes a deep dive into Alexander Bogdanov’s Tektology, a pioneering work that seeks to establish a universal science of organization. The author argues that all human, biological, and cosmic processes are governed by identical structural laws, positioning his theory as a precursor to...

  11. Book Review: Systems Science for Engineers and Scholars

    The AI team takes a deep dive into a text which introduces systems science as an interdisciplinary framework designed to bridge the gap between specialized academic "silos" such as biology, physics, and engineering. Written by Avner Engel, the book Systems Science for Engineers and Scholars...

  12. Understanding Large Language Model AIs

    The AI team takes a deep dive into the technical architecture and operational logic of Large Language Models (LLMs). They explain that these systems are trained through a multi-stage process; pre-training, fine-tuning, and human feedback, to predict text sequence. A central focus is the…

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  13. An Introduction to System Science

    The AI team take a deep dive into a book, Introduction to System Science with MATLAB by Gary Marlin Sandquist Zakary and Robert Wilde. The book introduces system science as a multidisciplinary framework for analyzing and modeling rational systems through the use of MATLAB. It emphasizes that...

  14. The Collapse of MBSE and the Collateral Damage to Systems Engineering

    The AI team takes a deep dive into a provided text, The Collapse of MBSE and the Collateral Damage to Systems Engineering, by Art Villanueva, DEng, ESEP which argues that Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) has mistakenly become a substitute for the broader discipline of systems engineering,...

  15. The power of temporal analysis

    The AI takes a deep dive into a Case Study which introduces temporal analysis as a superior method for evaluating nonprofit effectiveness compared to traditional single-year snapshots. Using the INCOSE Foundation as a detailed case study, the text illustrates how longitudinal data can expose...

  16. The Information War Survival Guide

    The AI team takes a deep dive into how individuals can navigate the modern information war by using critical thinking and artificial intelligence. It highlights that social media is often filled with biased narratives and emotional manipulation regarding global conflicts and political figures. To...

  17. Proposed Principles for Systems Engineering: From Science to Practice

    The AI team takes a deep dive into Prof Joseph Kasser's draft manuscript which proposes a scientific foundation for systems engineering to resolve the discipline's long-standing identity crisis and its conflation with management. The framework moves away from defining the field by observed...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The AI team take a deep dive into successful innovative tools, practical and conceptual applications of systems thinking and beyond and systems engineering to various types of problems, summarizing the concepts behind the successes and usually drawing general conclusions for how the concepts may be used in other situations. The opinions expressed by the AI team in each deep dive are their own and have not been edited in any way.While systems thinking provides an understanding of the problematic situation, you need to go beyond systems thinking to create solutions, especially innovative solutions.Join my LinkedIn group (Tackling complex problems) and discuss the content of the podcasts (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13991392/)

HOSTED BY

Dr Joseph Kasser

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