1st Edition
Knowledge and Systems Science Enabling Systemic Knowledge Synthesis
Issues of Systemic Synthesis
Yin and Yang
Discussion on Systemic Thinking
Complexity in Thoughts
Discussion on Systemic Synthesis
Appendix on Opinion Organizing Methods
Systems Approaches
Complexity and Systems
Methodological Complexity
Soft Systems Methodology
Oriental Systems Methodologies
Hints for Questions and Exercises
Appendix on Systems Approaches
An Integrated Systems Approach
Principles of Integration
Intercultural Understanding
An Informed Systems Approach
A Knowledge Integration System
Application to Technology Archiving
Application to Technology Roadmapping
Appendix on Systems Techniques
Mathematical Information Aggregation
Complexity in Decision Making
Data Collection and Screening
Degree of Fit between Requests and Products
Information Aggregation
Answers to Questions
Application of Specialized Integration
The Emergence of Knowledge Science
Knowledge Revolution
Epistemes in the Knowledge-Based Society
Approaches to Knowledge Science
Knowledge Creation Models
Organizational Knowledge Creation
Academic Knowledge Creation
Application to Academic Research Evaluation
Knowledge Creation Modeling Exercise
Knowledge Synthesis or Construction
Sociological Interpretation
Application of Interdisciplinary Integration
The i-System Exercise
Appendix on Risk Analysis
Appendix on Categorical Clustering Methods
Knowledge Justification
Knowledge Discovery and Justification
Philosophical Positions
Discussion and Exercise
Theory of Knowledge Construction Systems
Application of Intercultural Integration
Final Exercise
References
Index
Biography
Yoshiteru Nakamori
