In a previous post, Three Systems we have discussed the existence of three systems around any system design or improvement project. In every such project we deal with the system we are designing or improving, the context system in which it will live and the system we use to execute …

May I tell you a story about someone I met at this year’s INCOSE conference? This is a true story. I took a few minutes away from the Vitech booth to grab some coffee. As I was trying to get the last few drops of coffee from the urn, a …

The beginning of any creative activity always involves the generation of ideas. New concepts are created as the creator begins to fill out the solution to a problem or the thing being created. This is true whether the object of the creative process is a painting or a tree house, a …

In any system design, redesign or improvement effort there are always three systems to consider. The first one is obvious- it is the one being designed or modified. The second is less obvious and is often given cursory treatment. That is the system in which the subject of the design/redesign …