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The Scope and Range of General Systems Transdisciplinarity

2016, Rousseau, David, Wilby, Jennifer, Wilby, Jennifer, Blachfellner, Stefan

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In Search of General Systems Theory

2016, Rousseau, David, Billingham, Julie, Wilby, Jennifer, Blachfellner, Stefan

The search for a General Systems Theory (GST) formally became a scientific enterprise with the founding of the Society for the Advancement of General Systems Theory (living on today as the International Society for the Systems Sciences) in 1954. Many scientific advances have been made towards a GST, but GST is still incomplete and there is a rich ongoing debate about the nature, structure and value of GST. In this paper we argue that the general theory of a discipline has a generic structure, which can be inferred by attending to the process by which disciplines build up their knowledge base. We develop a model of this generic structure and then use it to envision the structure and scope of GST. This provides a principled baseline for assessing the developmental status of GST, planning work towards its completion, and defending the potential value of GST.

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A Typology for the Systems Field

2016, Rousseau, David, Wilby, Jennifer, Billingham, Julie, Blachfellner, Stefan

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Business Intelligence meets Moral Intelligence

2009, Blachfellner, Stefan

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Growth, Development and Evolution – The Parameters of Change in a Dynamic World

2012, Laszlo, Alexander, Blachfellner, Stefan

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A Research Agenda for General Systems Transdisciplinarity

2016, Rousseau, David, Blachfellner, Stefan, Billingham, Julie, Wilby, Jennifer

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The Synergy between General Systems Theory and the General Systems Worldview

2016, Rousseau, David, Billingham, Julie, Wilby, Jennifer, Blachfellner, Stefan

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The Fundamental Concept of Growth: Limits in an Unlimited World?

2012, Blachfellner, Stefan, Laszlo, Alexander

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Manifesto for General Systems Transdisciplinarity

2016, Rousseau, David, Wilby, Jennifer, Billingham, Julie, Blachfellner, Stefan