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Contents: Introduction. Silicon and Carbon. Mainstream Software. Peripheral Software. Innovative Software. Frontier Software Case 1: Cyberquest. Frontier Software Case 2: Strad. Frontier Software Case 3: Expert Choice. Frontier Software Case 4: Stategizer. A United Frontier? Conclusions.
This book will prove a unique source of information and instruction
for anyone seeking to make better human-oriented policy, whether
urban planner, business strategist, or manager in the field of
education, health or welfare, Ingeniously Wyatt has created two
books in one: the main text covers the types of software package
available: mainstream software, peripheral software, innovative
software, frontier software; the lessons generated from the
software are outlined in lesson boxes. Readers can use the text
alone to familiarize themselves with the computer packages or read
the boxes only, or they can do both.
This book develops an innovative system, in the form of an "app",
that harnesses the power of the internet to predict which sorts of
people will prefer which policy in ANY planning situation. It
chronicles the accumulated research wisdom behind the system's
reasoning, along with several less successful approaches to policy
making that have been found wanting in the past - including the
myth, usually peddled by strategic planners, that it is possible to
find a "best" plan which optimally satisfies everybody. The book
lays out an entirely new kind of Planning Support System (PSS). It
will facilitate decision-making that is far more
community-sensitive than previously, and it will drastically
improve the performance of anyone who needs to plan within
socially-sensitive contexts - which is all of us. A standout
feature of the system is its commitment to "scientific rigour", as
shown by its predicted plan scores always being graphically
presented within error margins so that true statistical
significance is instantly observable. Moreover, the probabilities
that its predictions are correct are always shown - a refreshing
change from most, if not all other Decision Support Systems (DSS)
that simply expect users to accept their outputs on faith alone.
This book develops an innovative system, in the form of an "app",
that harnesses the power of the internet to predict which sorts of
people will prefer which policy in ANY planning situation. It
chronicles the accumulated research wisdom behind the system's
reasoning, along with several less successful approaches to policy
making that have been found wanting in the past - including the
myth, usually peddled by strategic planners, that it is possible to
find a "best" plan which optimally satisfies everybody. The book
lays out an entirely new kind of Planning Support System (PSS). It
will facilitate decision-making that is far more
community-sensitive than previously, and it will drastically
improve the performance of anyone who needs to plan within
socially-sensitive contexts - which is all of us. A standout
feature of the system is its commitment to "scientific rigour", as
shown by its predicted plan scores always being graphically
presented within error margins so that true statistical
significance is instantly observable. Moreover, the probabilities
that its predictions are correct are always shown - a refreshing
change from most, if not all other Decision Support Systems (DSS)
that simply expect users to accept their outputs on faith alone.
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