Soft OR and Problem Structuring

The official twitter account of the OR Society Special Interest Group for Problem Structuring Methods, Soft OR and Systems thinking in practice

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

Thread: We were very chuffed to be mentioned by former @TheORSociety president John Hopes in #InsideOR last month. #ORMS #OR #Analytics #SoftOR #SORPS #PSMs To quote his words 1

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Next #PSM SIG meeting is on Nov 30th well have a presentation discussing "Barriers for #SMEs embedding #systemsthinking tools and methodologies" join us at 17:00 #systems #SORPS #ProblemStructuring #ORMS https://t.co/RD4u8pvcEE

[Dr Sophie Carr @SophieBays]

As @p_glaister says super important 👇#coremaths

[The OR Society @TheORSociety]

This year's #BlackettLecture will be given by The OR Society's Vice President Professor @chrischirp. Prof Pagel is widely known for her position within @IndependentSage which helped advise the British government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Go to https://t.co/f8aRUHhBSB

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

Next #PSM SIG meeting is on Nov 30th well have a presentation discussing "Barriers for #SMEs embedding #systemsthinking tools and methodologies" join us at 17:00 #systems #SORPS #ProblemStructuring #ORMS https://t.co/RD4u8pvcEE

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

Find us on masto same handles, this account will be neglected. Treating staff like money making tokens is not right.

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

Next week we have the PSM SIG Annual General Meeting. We are have a special guest helping to develop an ingoing strategy for the SIG. Colin Eden will help facilitate using StrategyFinder @TheORSociety @MikeYearworth #SORPS #ORMS #systems register here: https://t.co/QNuLhwLnJR

[Alexander Verbeek 🌍 @Alex_Verbeek]

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The best way to see Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is to stare at the center of the spiral for 20 seconds and then look at the painting.

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[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

Final session of #SORPS at #OR64 learning about what to ask who, then dealing with old designs moving to new. @TheORSociety #ORMS #Systems

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Exciting new announcement by Gerald Midgley about a new #systemsthinking SIG @TheORSociety we are excited by the potential collaborations #ORMS

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Mai Idris PhD researcher telling us about her work with @ISteenmans on evaluating systems mapping I healthcare. #OR64 #ORMS @TheORSociety

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#SORPS at #OR64 @TheORSociety kicks off with a great talk on VSM system 4 and how it dies not exist in many systems. Now a fascinating talk on using VSM to improve policing in S America. #ORMS

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

@MikeYearworth Great idea, tx Mike 👏

[Professor Antuela Tako (she/her) @AntuelaTako]

@obrien_frances and @MikeYearworth standing in place of Robert Dyson today at the Soft OR and Problem structuring stream. It was so nice to hear about Robert’s contribution to and development of Soft OR at Warwick. You both did a fantastic job! @or_problem @OR64Warwick

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

This session showed how relevant and prescient soft OR and problem structuring is today and what a vibrant field it is. #SORPS #ORMS #problemsolving #systems #design

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

Such an interesting Soft OR & Problem Structuring stream today. This session @MikeYearworth is kicking off talking about the way define problems. @DrArtAnalytics #OR64 @TheORSociety

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

'The purpose of a system is what it does' Stafford Beer, Heart of the Enterprise. In this case it appears to be for a contractor to fill x jobs. How about the purpose is to take care of the grounds? Easy to cost, more uncertain, conditions dependent Wonder what the contract says!

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

There’s a man attempting to mow grass that hasn’t grown for a month.

[Soft OR and Problem Structuring @or_problem]

A highly engaging talk from Doctor of Anthropology and Change Manager, Paula Haas at the #ProblemStructuring methods SIG meet this afternoon. #ORMS #systems #Keywords #anthropology