An explicit integration of complexity theory and sociotechnical systems theory reveals new strategies to enhance modeling and understanding of complex social and technical interdependencies that impact systems engineering.

To create a system that works for all members, the expectations. An accumulation of theoretical and empirical work focuses on expanding Bowen family systems theory (BFST) to be more culturally expansive by including. This chapter will review sociotechnical systems theory and suggest extensions drawing on well-established research on the social psychology of groups, as well as contemporary research from network science, and emerging frameworks from epidemiological and sociophysics research to provide a more comprehensive perspective on complex systems. People who view psychology through the lens of systems theory see individuals as seeking homeostasis within their systems or groups. Sociotechnical systems theory integrates an understanding of group dynamics with an appreciation for the technical environment in which organizational work is carried out, pointing to the complex interdependencies among social dynamics and technical systems. This aligns with the family systems theory, in that. Such expansion will better inform organizational analysis in the context of complex systems engineering. The guiding principle is that what happens to one member of the family, happens to everyone in the family. than viewing employees as an expense through the lens of accounting. Bertalanffy had even more ambitious aspirations than the cyberneticists. Everything seen through each kind of lens is actually there. GST had biological roots in the research of Bertalanffy, who first published an agenda for a general theory of systems von Bertalanffy, 1950 in Science in 1950. a telescope, and still others through the lens of systems theory.

This chapter reviews insights on complex sociotechnical systems theory and proposes that the theory can benefit by adopting and extending concepts and methods from complexity theory. Systems theory is an alternative approach to understanding, managing and planning. A great example that is often used, is the idea of putting on a pair of glasses, and the glasses affecting how you view your surroundings. General System Theory (GST) and cybernetics were highly interwoven interdisciplinary approaches to science.

System lens theory