3. The architect's way of thinking
3.1 Systems thinking
Originating in the United States in the early 1950s, and known and practiced in France since the 1970s, the systems approach is opposed to the analytical – approach, which atomizes into simple elements and searches for independent causal series –, in an attempt to account for the various organized entities present in the world without dissociating them.
The systems approach can be used in almost every field of knowledge, and has already given rise to numerous applications in biology, ecology, economics, family therapies, business management, urban planning, regional development and more. It is based on a concrete grasp of a number of concepts, such as system, interaction, feedback, regulation, organization, purpose, global vision, evolution...
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Bibliography
Software tools
The design and validation of complex system architectures are generally covered by software tools:
that are general in scope and not linked to the specific field of architecture. For example, note-taking or mind-mapping tools can be used to support the perception of what already exists;
or very specific and often proprietary tools. For example, a "Battle...
Events
CSDM (Complex Systems Design and Management) conference, held every year in Paris.
The INCOSE conference takes place every year, at different venues.
IEEE ISSE Conference, held every year at different venues.
Standards and norms
- ISO Systems and software engineering – Software lifecycle processes - ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2008 - 2008
- ISO Systems and software engineering – System lifecycle processes - ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015 - 2015
- ISO Enterprise, systems and software – Architecture processes - ISO/IEC/IEEE 42020:201x - En développement
- ISO Industrial automation systems – Requirements for enterprise reference architectures and...
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