SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY Soft Systems - Modified December 2005 Bob Williams 1 bobwill@actrix.co.nz The Kellogg Foundation http://users.actrix.co.nz/bobwill SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) was developed by Peter Checkland in the late 60’s at the University of Lancaster in the UK. Originally it was seen as a modelling tool‚ but in later years it has been seen increasingly as a learning and meaning development tool. Although it develops models‚ the models
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In the past decade‚ the world was in a state of unrest almost all the time‚ regardless natural or man-made disasters. In 2001‚ the 9-11 terrorist attack evoked long-term tension between the US and the Middle East; Recently‚ politiacal unrest in China raised concern on human rights around the world‚ and the focus was further intensified as Mr. Liu Xiaobo was selected as one of the laureates of Nobel Peace Prize 2010. A month ago‚ North Korea bombed South Korea‚ creating even more barriers between
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The modern world changes very quickly because people want to make it better for themselves. Since the end of the XX century people in many respects depended on electricity and cars. In it there are also pluses. First our life became much more comfortable than ever‚ in - the second any information which can be necessary for us is available and we can receive it irrespective of time and much quicker than earlier. We without fail carry the Internet to number of such conveniences. The world wide web unites
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I am going to write about World of Warcraft. It is an online role playing game and the most famous one. Ten million people play the game all over the world. There is no age limit and the general language is English. But‚ you must pay twelve euros per month. Before you enter the game‚ you must create a character. There are two races. The horde is the evil side and the allience is the good side. Your character can be male or female. After these decisions‚ you must select your class. Your class can
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Poor in the World The word poor‚ or poverty‚ is eminent but the cause may not be much known. According to the Census‚ almost 50 million Americans live in poverty today and is estimated 1.2 billion people live on less than $1.25 today. Why is this number so high? Why is there poverty in the world at all? The central reason for poor in the world is greed. Most historians would argue that the selfish desire for something is the lack of resources. The United States has more than enough resources necessary
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Discuss the way oe the world as restoration comedy of manners. Ans. Restoration as a historical period was a time when England was an established colonial power in the world. It was a time of materialism and commerce and the people of the period emphasized money‚ pleasure and sex. Love and marriage were judged in terms of money. Artificiality and immorality were the defining features of the age. People looked towards relaxation and pleasure and serious things mattered less to them. By highlighting
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Assignment 1: The World is Flat 3.0 (10 points) Listen to Tom Friedman’s MIT talk titled “The World is Flat 3.0” and answer the following questions. Your answers must be short‚ succinct‚ and structured‚ and not of the rambling type. The suggested total length of your answers is 1-2 pages. 1. According to Friedman‚ what are the differences between Globalization 1.0‚ 2.0‚ and 3.0? What was the key driver for each phase of globalization? (3 points) Globalization 1.0 was built around countries having
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Assignment #1 the World to 1600 The Spaniards had felt superior when it came to land of the “New World” because they thought the new world was undiscovered and because it was undiscovered they felt as if they had the rights to everything. The Spanish didn’t much care about the natives of the new world. They took land away from them and claimed it for themselves‚ killed‚ and believed that they were better than others. In “Of the Island of Hispaniola” the docment describes the horrendous treatment
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IWorld War I (WWI)‚ which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter‚ was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world’s great powers‚[5] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple
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the damage‚ we as humans can be interfering with peace by judging‚ arguing‚ and discriminating against others. Weapons are not the ones who disrupt peace‚ humans and their actions are. Many people agree that if we can destroy all the weapons in the world there wouldn´t be violence any more. For instance Ecuador´s president‚ Rafael Correa‚ made a law that forbid all the security guards from having any guns or armory so he could avoid all the accidents and violence caused by them who shoot people that
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