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12th Annual International Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, 2002
Reporting a study into an alternative model for designing systems.. Of particular interest are th... more Reporting a study into an alternative model for designing systems.. Of particular interest are the possible benefits the model provides over the current "complicated/easy" model. For example the desk-top computer is more complicated than the hand-held abacus, but not necessarily more complex. The former is designed with a hugely sophisticated backend in order to provide an easy-to-use GUI front-end interface. The abacus conversely relies on a greater interaction between the user and the technology in order to provide value, it is therefore both complex and simple. However, analysis suggests that the current paradigm has a number of in-built weaknesses which the alternative model can help resolve, such as in the design of systems which require a high-degree of usability and stability for end users. It is based on an understanding of system design which formerly has put user and system outside each other, whereas the complex/simple model has the relationship as co-involved. Several practical suggestions about the value of the model for extracting greater value for organisational management will also be explored. Indeed it offers government bureaucracy a way out of its inefficiencies of thought and action, enabling an effective tackling of the global terrorist threat from top to bottom.
From systems to evidence: a study in applying complexity theory to a health promotion programme.
This paper is based on the believe that people have an intuitive 'chaos' understanding of the wor... more This paper is based on the believe that people have an intuitive 'chaos' understanding of the world in which they live. This understanding is comparable to non-linear science. "The two productions of knowledge differ only in their argumentation premises, methodology, and consequently in their distinct manners -both valid -of reading the world." Educationalist Paulo Freire found that by teaching illiterate people using a theory and action based on love, they learned to read and write by overcoming the cause -powerlessness. I have harnessed Freire's approach in developing a non-linear science of empowerment based on people's intuitive 'chaos' understanding. The aim is to help people to overcome their fears and lack of confidence.
12th Annual International Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, 2002
Reporting a study into an alternative model for designing systems.. Of particular interest are th... more Reporting a study into an alternative model for designing systems.. Of particular interest are the possible benefits the model provides over the current "complicated/easy" model. For example the desk-top computer is more complicated than the hand-held abacus, but not necessarily more complex. The former is designed with a hugely sophisticated backend in order to provide an easy-to-use GUI front-end interface. The abacus conversely relies on a greater interaction between the user and the technology in order to provide value, it is therefore both complex and simple. However, analysis suggests that the current paradigm has a number of in-built weaknesses which the alternative model can help resolve, such as in the design of systems which require a high-degree of usability and stability for end users. It is based on an understanding of system design which formerly has put user and system outside each other, whereas the complex/simple model has the relationship as co-involved. Several practical suggestions about the value of the model for extracting greater value for organisational management will also be explored. Indeed it offers government bureaucracy a way out of its inefficiencies of thought and action, enabling an effective tackling of the global terrorist threat from top to bottom.
From systems to evidence: a study in applying complexity theory to a health promotion programme.
This paper is based on the believe that people have an intuitive 'chaos' understanding of the wor... more This paper is based on the believe that people have an intuitive 'chaos' understanding of the world in which they live. This understanding is comparable to non-linear science. "The two productions of knowledge differ only in their argumentation premises, methodology, and consequently in their distinct manners -both valid -of reading the world." Educationalist Paulo Freire found that by teaching illiterate people using a theory and action based on love, they learned to read and write by overcoming the cause -powerlessness. I have harnessed Freire's approach in developing a non-linear science of empowerment based on people's intuitive 'chaos' understanding. The aim is to help people to overcome their fears and lack of confidence.