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International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics

2nd Edition, as published by Charles François 2004 Presented by the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science Vienna for public access.

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The International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics was first edited and published by the system scientist Charles François in 1997. The online version that is provided here was based on the 2nd edition in 2004. It was uploaded and gifted to the center by ASC president Michael Lissack in 2019; the BCSSS purchased the rights for the re-publication of this volume in 200?. In 2018, the original editor expressed his wish to pass on the stewardship over the maintenance and further development of the encyclopedia to the Bertalanffy Center. In the future, the BCSSS seeks to further develop the encyclopedia by open collaboration within the systems sciences. Until the center has found and been able to implement an adequate technical solution for this, the static website is made accessible for the benefit of public scholarship and education.

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CONSENSUS METHODOLOGIES 1)4)

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Various authors coincide on the need of creating consensus among people who may hold different and even divergent views about issues that are of concern to them (knowingly or not).

The first step should be to establish a honest and as complete as possible list of stakeholders, including probable future ones in accordance with the also probable developments of the situation, or as a result of the decisions to be made, and the actions to be furthered (MITROFF & LINSTONE, 1993)

Thereafter, it is absolutely essential to avoid blindspots and underconceptualization about the nature and characteristics of the issue or situation (J. WARFIELD, 1989 a, 1994b)

And of course, no consensus can be reached (and maintained in an evolving way) without free and widely open exchanges of opinions among the stakeholders (G. PASK, 1975, 1976; CONSISTENCY 121 J. WARFIELD, 1994b) In order to promote these exchanges, B.H. BANATHYorganized and developed the FUSCHL and the ASILOMAR Conversations, as practical training group activities.

→ Conversation; Generic design science; Group technique (Nominal); Design (Coparticipative); Design methodology (Systemic)

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  • 1) General information
  • 2) Methodology or model
  • 3) Epistemology, ontology and semantics
  • 4) Human sciences
  • 5) Discipline oriented

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Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science(2020).

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