Categories of systems methodologies

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.