What is SystemsWay?

SystemsWay is a management approach rooted in Systems Philosophy, that challenges us to think about our thinking with which we approach to solve complex organizational and societal problems. SystemsWay was developed after observing that much of today's challenges arise from our current thinking which is shaped by an implicitly learned philosophy while practicing hard scientific methods. While this thinking and philosophy is very effective for design, management and operation of mechanical, technical and non-living systems, it falls short and at times detrimental to complex techno-social, mechano-social and living systems of which corporation is a perfect example. Therefore, SystemsWay academy asserts that there is an urgent need to enhance and complement our current thinking and philosophy rooted in hard scientific methods, with Systems Philosophy, Systems Thinking, SystemsWay management approach rooted in soft scientific methods.

Note: Soft science does not mean weaker, lighter, or easier science; in fact, it means the opposite. It is a complex, nuanced, and challenging discipline. Norbert Wiener's quote perfectly captures this distinction: "Hard science tackles soft problems, and soft science tackles hard problems." At SystemsWay, we believe that we've approached solving hard (techno-social) problems using only the hard science we knew when we should have employed soft science. This reliance on hard science comes from our education and societal belief in being "scientific." Now that we have developed a meaningful understanding of soft science, it's time to embrace it. Learning soft science is difficult—very difficult—but if you commit your time and effort, SystemsWayAcademy can make it a tad easier. Even with our support, the journey, so you better should start now. We promise [we may be wrong], that learning SystemsWay or Ways of the Systems will be life-changing for yourself, your corporations and every system you interact and interfere in. When you look back, you might see it as the best investment you've ever made.

SystemWayAcademy goal is to disseminate the knowledge of Systems Philosophy, SystemsWay Management Approach and Systems Thinking so that we can both get systems to work the way we want and make systems to work the way we want.

Note: Corporations and their sub-organizations are techno-social systems, responsible for creating additional technical or techno-social systems to create value to customers and extract part of value (profit) in return. SystemsWay asserts that thinking that humanity developed for effective design and operations of technical systems is now getting ineffective for design and operations of techno-social systems. The definition of management as per SystemsWay is design and operations of systems, be it mechano, techno or social system or any combo of those systems such as mechano-social, techno-social or mechano-techno-social system.

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