Systems Thinking Part 4: Emergent Properties
Emergent Properties Table of Contents 1. Introduction: The Terminology Problem 2. From “Quality Attributes” to Systemic Properties 3. A Cross-Disciplinary Tour of Systems Thinking 4. A General Ontology of Systems 5. Systemic Properties as Emergent Properties 6. Engineered Systems: From Need to Architecture to Properties 7. Non-Engineered and Complex Adaptive Systems 8. Operating Context and Lifecycle Phase 9. Trade Spaces: The “-Ilities” Are Not Binary 10. Scalability as a Case Study 11. Measurement: Metrics Reveal but Do Not Equal Properties 12. Mechanisms: Connecting Properties to Design and Architecture 13. Core Systemic Properties: A Taxonomy, Reference Table, and Mechanism Map 14. Applying the Framework 15. Common Reasoning Errors 16. Synthesized Diagrams 17. Key Definitions 18. Core Claims 19. Practical Thinking Toolkit 1. Introduction: The Terminology Problem Engineers, archit...