Categories of systems methodologies

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Bela Banathy identified three categories of methods (or methodologies) which together make up Systems Methodology:

  1. Methods for studying various classes of systems (these methods produce systems knowledge)
  2. Methods for dealing with the various types of systems problems
  3. Methods for determining meta-characteristics of various methods (or methodologies) in categories 1 and 2.


References

  • Banathy, B. (1984). Systems design in the context of human activity systems. San Francisco: International Systems Institute, 221.
  • Banathy, B. H. (1988). Matching design methods to system type. Systems Research, 5(1), 27-34.
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