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What is Reductionism ?

Reductionism is an approach that seeks to understand complex systems by breaking them down into simpler components or elements and analyzing them in isolation.

Additional Glossary Terms

Cognitive Mapping

Cognitive mapping is a specific visualization technique used primarily to capture and represent the mental structures and beliefs of an individual regarding a problematic situation. It serves as a tool

Interpretivism

Interpretivism focuses on subjective experiences and interpreting the meaning from non-measurable aspects of the social world, such as meaning, social action, perspectives, social norms, and discourse. It recognizes that people’s

Viable System Model (VSM)

Viable System Model (VSM) outlines essential organizational characteristics required for a system to adapt to unexpected environmental changes. VSM is applicable to organizations of all sizes, explaining how systems can

Autopoiesis

Autopoiesis refers to the self-making process through which living systems create and recreate themselves, maintaining their own identity as distinct organisms or organizations. Coined by Maturana and Varela, the term

Holons

A holon is something that is simultaneously a whole and a part.

System of Systems Methodology (SOSM)

The System of Systems Methodologies (SOSM) is a framework created by Michael C. Jackson and Paul Keys in 1984 to classify existing systems methodologies and explore the relationships between them.