A Complexity Primer for Systems Engineers
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Sarah Sheard, <strong>Complexity</strong> and <strong>Systems</strong> Engineering, 2011. Used with permission<br />
System <strong>Complexity</strong> as SE Challenges <br />
System Characteristics<br />
(Objective <strong>Complexity</strong>)<br />
Cognitive Characteristics<br />
(Subjective <strong>Complexity</strong>)<br />
Many pieces<br />
Emergent<br />
Nonlinear<br />
Chaotic Adaptive<br />
Tightly coupled<br />
Self-Organized<br />
Decentralized<br />
<strong>Complexity</strong><br />
Uncertain<br />
Difficult to understand<br />
Unclear cause and effect<br />
Unpredictable<br />
Unstable<br />
Uncontrollable<br />
Unrepairable, unmaintainable<br />
Open<br />
Political<br />
Multi-Scale<br />
Takes too long to build<br />
Costly<br />
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