Baumbach, JMarais, Andre HGonçalves, DP2016-10-132016-10-132015-09Baumbach, J., Marais, A., and Gonçalves, D.P. 2015. Losing the boxes: fragmentation as a source of system complexity. In: 11th INCOSE SA Conference 2015 "Systems Engineering - Shifting the barriers, CSIR Conference Centre, 16-18 September 2015, 13pp.http://www.incose.org.za/pubs/2015/Papers/SA_INCOSE_2015_submission_20.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/884011th INCOSE SA Conference 2015 "Systems Engineering - Shifting the barriers, CSIR Conference Centre, 16-18 September 2015. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's websiteDespite the advances in mature engineering disciplines, some complex systems continue to fail, and sometimes catastrophically. The lack of understanding of a problem and all its constituting elements is a key determinant in project failure. This paper, which looks at systems containing people, argues that the use of transdisciplinary approaches will aid in the insight and comprehension of complex problems. It will also be shown that the inclusion of subjective and inter-subjective system aspects can contribute to a holistic systems approach, however, the appropriate tools to do that need to be selected.enSystem complexitiesTransdisciplinary approachesInter-subjectivityIncluded middleProblem spaceSolution spaceWorld viewsCultureEthicsDualismKnowledgeLevels of realityEngineering disciplines11th INCOSE SA Conference 2015 "Systems Engineering - Shifting the barriersConference PresentationBaumbach, J., Marais, A. H., & Gonçalves, D. (2015). Losing the boxes: fragmentation as a source of system complexity. International Council on Systems Engineering South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8840Baumbach, J, Andre H Marais, and DP Gonçalves. "Losing the boxes: fragmentation as a source of system complexity." (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8840Baumbach J, Marais AH, Gonçalves D, Losing the boxes: fragmentation as a source of system complexity; International Council on Systems Engineering South Africa; 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8840 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Baumbach, J AU - Marais, Andre H AU - Gonçalves, DP AB - Despite the advances in mature engineering disciplines, some complex systems continue to fail, and sometimes catastrophically. The lack of understanding of a problem and all its constituting elements is a key determinant in project failure. This paper, which looks at systems containing people, argues that the use of transdisciplinary approaches will aid in the insight and comprehension of complex problems. It will also be shown that the inclusion of subjective and inter-subjective system aspects can contribute to a holistic systems approach, however, the appropriate tools to do that need to be selected. DA - 2015-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - System complexities KW - Transdisciplinary approaches KW - Inter-subjectivity KW - Included middle KW - Problem space KW - Solution space KW - World views KW - Culture KW - Ethics KW - Dualism KW - Knowledge KW - Levels of reality KW - Engineering disciplines KW - 11th INCOSE SA Conference 2015 "Systems Engineering - Shifting the barriers LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 T1 - Losing the boxes: fragmentation as a source of system complexity TI - Losing the boxes: fragmentation as a source of system complexity UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8840 ER -