Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2007

Publication Title

Seventh International Conference on Complex Systems

Conference Name

Seventh International Conference on Complex Systems, 28 October-2 November, 2007, Boston, MA

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical framework for the concept of understanding and how it can be used for assessing complex situations. Understanding is presented as a cognitive process on how an individual perceives and represents a complex domain based on his/her own predispositions, and how he/she selects knowledge or what may not be knowledge based on the same predispositions towards finding a set of solutions for the situation. Predispositions, in this case, are based on his/her epistemological, ontological and teleological biases while the domain is represented by irreducible and transient conditions. The final outcome is the match or mismatch of the profile of the individual and the profile of the domain establishing an understanding profile. Understanding as a construct is based not only on the concept of knowledge as a combination of explicit and tacit, but also with the support and the necessary conditions for the selection of knowledge and what may not be knowledge.

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© 2007 New England Complex Systems Institute. All rights reserved.

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Original Publication Citation

Padilla, J. J., Sousa-Poza, A., Tejada, A., & Kovacic, S. (2007) Towards a diagnostic framework for understanding complex systems. Seventh International Conference on Complex Systems, Boston, Massachusetts.

ORCID

0000-0003-0720-4148 (Padilla), 0000-0003-0144-9099 (Sousa-Poza)

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