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Archives: Complex systems

Guest Post — A Systems Approach to Research Publishing: From Fragmentation to Cohesion

Today’s guest blogger sees scholarly publishing at a critical inflection point and research suffering from a flawed incentive structure. Can systems thinking offer innovative solutions?

  • By Ashutosh Ghildiyal
  • Nov 5, 2025
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

How Wolves Change Rivers: The Complexity of Ecosystems

An extended metaphor for the complex nature of the world of scholarly publishing, and how seemingly small changes can cascade.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 16, 2015
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

The Issue Tree Structure of Expressed Thought

This article is about my research into the structure of what we say when we write or speak, and the logical form that underlies the discussion of complex issues.

  • By David Wojick
  • Jul 10, 2013
  • 13 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Get the Picture: PowerPoint, Systems Dynamics, the Military, and the New York Times

What we know is important, but how we interpret it is vital. Getting the NYTimes/PowerPoint narrative right requires a little more complex knowledge.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 19, 2010
  • 17 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

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