soft systems methodology

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
systems thinking approach
gptkbp:appliesTo organizational change
information systems design
ill-structured problems
gptkbp:contrastsWith hard systems methodology
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Peter_Checkland
gptkbp:field management
systems engineering
organizational studies
gptkbp:focusesOn complex problem situations
human activity systems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label soft systems methodology
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Lancaster_University
1970s
gptkbp:publishedIn Systems Thinking, Systems Practice (book)
gptkbp:relatedTo organizational learning
participatory design
action research
gptkbp:step action to improve the problem situation
changes: feasible and desirable
comparison of models and real world
conceptual models
problem situation expressed
problem situation unstructured
root definitions of relevant systems
gptkbp:uses gptkb:CATWOE_analysis
comparison with real-world activities
conceptual models
rich pictures
root definitions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peter_Checkland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7