The Man-Made world is increasingly populated by Systems:
- Manufacturing, Construction, Mining, Agricultural Systems
- Man-Made Biological & Health Care Systems
- Military-Aerospace Systems
- Transportation, Energy & Power Systems
- Telecommunication Networks
- Facilities, Properties
- Business Processes
- Other Man-Made and Natural Systems
These Systems are becoming More Complex:
- Under sophistication pressure of demand & competition
- Enabled by progress in technology
- Becoming more complex at exponentially growing rates
- We can now Construct systems more complex than we can Understand
- These are natural forces driving further "complexification"
- They can be sources of problems or advantages in competitive markets
Spanning Multiple Technologies:
- Mechanical,Hydraulic
- Chemical and Biological
- Electronic, Optical
- Aero and Hydro Dynamic
- Acoustic
- Thermodynamic
- Human Cognition, Organizations
- Software, Information
Complexity Growth Overcomes Our Abilities to...
