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Welcome to the proceedings of the Seventh International Conference
of the UK Systems Society being held at York University, United
Kingdom from July 7th to 10th, 2002. It is a pleasure to be able to
share with you this collection ofpapers that have been contributed
by systems thinkers from around the world. As with previous UKSS
conferences, the aim ofthis conference is to encourage debate and
promote development of pertinent issues in systems theory and
practice. In current times where the focus has moved from
'information' to 'knowledge' and where 'knowledge management', of
everyday speak, it seemed fitting to 'knowledge assets' and so on,
have become part offer a conference title of'Systems Theory and
Practice in the Knowledge Age'. In keeping with another tradition
of previous conferences, the UKSS Conference 2002 Committee decided
to compile a collection ofdelegates' papers before the event as a
platform from which to launch discussions in York. Ideas presented
in the following papers will, undoubtedly, be developed during the
dialogue generated at the conference and new papers will emerge. In
his abstract for his plenary at this conference, Professor Peter
Checkland throws down the gauntlet to systems thinking and its
relevance in the knowledge age with the following statement: "30
Years In The Systems Movement: Disappointments I Have Known and
Hopes/or the Future Springing from a lunchtime conversation at an
American University, the Systems Movement is now nearly 50 years
old.
As we approach the end of the 20th century we can look back upon
the achievements that have been made in a variety of human
endeavours with pride. Enormous strides have been made to improve
the quality of life of millions of people through the application
of the scientific discoveries made during this and past centuries.
The 20th century will be remembered as much for the mass
exploitation of scientific discovery as for the discoveries
themselves. The technological age has meant that the human being is
able to contemplate activities which "defy" nature. For example,
some of the work involved in the preparation of these proceedings
has been done whilst travelling at over 500 miles per hour seven
miles above the surface of the earth. It is not difficult to
conjecture about the effect that this relatively recent technology
has had upon a number of "systems." Air transportation has provided
a number of benefits including such disparate examples such as
enabling holidays, famine relief and the cross fertilisation of
cultural practices from other lands. Equally, there have been
undesirable effects such as enabling the means of mass destruction,
interference in other cultures and the speedy transportation of
disease. Moreover, the physical presence of the aeroplane itself
represents the consumption of fossil fuels, a source of pollution
and a change in the way think about life. The view expressed here
is of course the view of an inhabitant of the "western world."
Welcome to the proceedings of the Seventh International Conference
of the UK Systems Society being held at York University, United
Kingdom from July 7th to 10th, 2002. It is a pleasure to be able to
share with you this collection ofpapers that have been contributed
by systems thinkers from around the world. As with previous UKSS
conferences, the aim ofthis conference is to encourage debate and
promote development of pertinent issues in systems theory and
practice. In current times where the focus has moved from
'information' to 'knowledge' and where 'knowledge management', of
everyday speak, it seemed fitting to 'knowledge assets' and so on,
have become part offer a conference title of'Systems Theory and
Practice in the Knowledge Age'. In keeping with another tradition
of previous conferences, the UKSS Conference 2002 Committee decided
to compile a collection ofdelegates' papers before the event as a
platform from which to launch discussions in York. Ideas presented
in the following papers will, undoubtedly, be developed during the
dialogue generated at the conference and new papers will emerge. In
his abstract for his plenary at this conference, Professor Peter
Checkland throws down the gauntlet to systems thinking and its
relevance in the knowledge age with the following statement: "30
Years In The Systems Movement: Disappointments I Have Known and
Hopes/or the Future Springing from a lunchtime conversation at an
American University, the Systems Movement is now nearly 50 years
old.
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