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Numeric representation of reality is still expected to serve understanding
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Situation

Decked with SWOT analyses, balanced scorecards, and lengthy documents, mainstream planning boasts impressive metrics and power tools to support decision-making, policy-making, or strategy analysis. Nevertheless, few stakeholders and consultants have a confident grasp of ‘what is going on’ beneath the slick surface of statistics, indicators, and indices — but can they share that without pomp and buzzwords? The panorama is at least curious, if not alarming.

Reference: Niche technical folio
v. also: Journey ahead

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Address

The art of efficiency™ — i.e. mastering simplicity, elegance, goodness™ — is for those who confront situations ‘as a whole’ and seek to understand structures and functions. The rest should already be happy with their mainstream choices.

Reference: Charter technical folio

Checkpoint

The times: 1990s— ‘big data and AI will make life more intelligent’
2020s— plenty of data but no idea of ‘how things work’
Hold on!— is ‘data-rich and system-oblivious’ intelligent?
Rethink— which life orientation conduces to intelligence?

The people: Aware— conscious, alert, lively?
Free— self-determined, original, meaningful?
Curious— brave to question, explore, judge wisely?
Dedicated— take the time to study, reflect, mature?

The outlook: A grand cause— the art of efficiency™
The good life, indeed— exceptional quality
Momentous meaning— distinctive and purposeful
Always original— thought, expression, action, outcomes

The success: Apogee— maturity, goodness
Operation— Competitive Advantage™
Business— making a thoughtful difference
Marketing— networking with unassuming confidence™

Welcome pack

Sense of Orientation · Outwards

— focus —

— resolve —

— perspective —

— principles —

— attitude —

Sense of Belonging · Inwards

— capability —

— means —

— protocol —

— character —

— gusto —

Sense of Organisation · Articulation

holon	operation units			public interfaces

Home — the platform —	Lab — innovation —	Studio — praxis —	School — education —	Office — executive —	Store — editorial —

Box Sets

Illustrations — e.g. unity, activities
Quality Standards — e.g. R&D Style™
Vistas — e.g. experience, finesse
Research — e.g. objects, topics
Manifestos — e.g. education, publishing
Notes — e.g. copyright & licensing
Quotes — e.g. modelling prompts, blog
Reference guidelines — e.g. books, articles
Heed — e.g. inhibitive attitudes, antipodes
Deployment routines — e.g. workshops
Contrast boxes — e.g. mainstream praxis

Storyline — e.g. situation, breakthrough
Recommendations — e.g. documents
Case studies — e.g. applied R&D/ community
Testimonials — e.g. books, workshops
Project showcase — e.g. prototyping, review
Prospects — e.g. public talks, projects
Syndicates — e.g. quality, Haute Culture™
Events — e.g. workshops, seminars
Link packs — e.g. SIG, projects, learning
Track record — e.g. patrons, authors
Deployment suites — e.g. workshops

Headnote · In a nutshell — όλον

Systems Planning℠ pursues, practises, and constantly refines the art of efficiency™ — i.e. mastering simplicity, elegance, goodness™ — in goodwill integral existence regarding being, conduct, and constructs. Notably, art is made with soul™.

In a practical sense, Systems Planning℠ is a holistic organisation platform™ of applied R&D and makes beautiful things that work™ through human understanding of situations™.

Systems Planning℠ appeals to the like-minded — e.g. curious to understand ‘how things work’ and free to ‘make things right’ — and boldly shuns pernicious mainstream conventions (e.g. consumerism, popularity).

Reference: Charter technical folio
v. also: Journey ahead

Theme view: Systems Planning℠ in a ‘graphic nutshell’
(v. also: unity, brand, journey ahead, viewpoints of reality, cause in context, W·plan, G·plan, governance, timeline)

Interactivity Modes

Association — specialists —	Extension — community —	Involvement — community —

Interest · On the whole — όλον

The global interest of Systems Planning℠ is naturally abstract (e.g. archetypes, mindsets, efficiency), but maintains true to reality (e.g. objects of interest, work plan, applications) — i.e. beautiful things that work™.

Systems Planning℠ is indeed driven by its cause of holistic efficiency. Individuals and organisations with a natural affinity partake through professional activities, association with special interest groups (SIG), or meta-level governance work.

Reference: Charter technical folio

[Y] Holistic efficiency: Simplicity— straightforward and uncomplicated
Elegance— grace and style
Goodness— high standard/ quality

[re:] Integral existence: Being— e.g. identity, worldview
Conduct— e.g. attitudes, procedures
Constructs— e.g. concepts, mental models

[X] Thorough™ R&D: Research— knowledge and understanding
Develop— being, conduct, constructs
Relate— apply, receive feedback, learn, refine

Reference: Charter technical folio

Open call

It is always in one's favour to associate with those who are serious about what they do, they do it in style, and with whom one can learn and become better. It is in this sense that Systems Planning℠ seeks genuine cooperations with original thinkers.

The FAQ section presents some suggestions for the interest and application of Systems Planning℠ — i.e. what Systems Planning℠ is good for — in a practical, an idealistic, and an antithetic perspective.

Individuals and/ or organisations may seek to connect with Systems Planning℠ for their own reasons — e.g. for being enthusiastic about holistic efficiency, fond of disclosed reasoning™, or keen to learn from hands-on experience.

Reference technical folios:
Charter (call); Office (admin)
Network (thematic workspaces)

Participation
Stakeholders (types)	Groups (domains)	Fields (sectors, industries)	Affinity (natural)	Profile (qualities)	Selection (matching)
Start (Youtful Minds™)	Knowledge (in people)	W·plan (work proper)	G·plan (dev, links)	Network (relationships)	Cooperation (conditions)
SIG (web ports)	Synergy (R&D, log)	Dissemination (R&D, log)	Backing (R&D, log)	Funding (resources)	Publishing (resources)
Mindset (holism)	Worldviews (co-op, log)	Alternatives (mainstream)	Outreach (community)	Uniqueness (brand, δ q.b.)	Preparation (undertakings)
Goodwill (redemption)	Stumble (redemption)	Empowerment (boost)	Activism (boost)	Seminars (boost)	Missions (boost)
Competence (aptitude)	Teaching (collective)	Mentoring (accompaniment)	Gusto (at work)	Sharing (content)	Relevance (like-minded)
Listings (directory services)	Authors (index)	Social (inclusion)	Interactivity (modes)	Impact (making a δ)	Admin (gov, meta)
Cultivation (continuous, whole)	Invitation (own reasons)	Retreats (workshops)	Deployment (choices)	Science (re: people)	Feedback (guidelines, FAQ)
Trustee (email)

Objects · Reality to master — ουσία, γνώση

Systems Planning℠ captures reality (ουσία) — i.e. essence (re: entities) or substance (re: phenomena) — in its objects of interest (system, process, plan), thus making dynamic complexity easy to grasp.

Proxies

Common mainstream alternatives for registering, understanding, and acting upon reality involve simplification/ aggregation through proxies or ‘shadows’, thus creating a ‘sui generis’ reality or ‘parallel worlds’ (v. antipodes).

Reference: Objects technical folio

System — re: organisation: Viewpoint— being/ entity
Concept— a set of interacting elements, forming a whole
Examples— a city, state, enterprise, or ‘situation’
Diagrams— ‘element-relationship’ (e.g. RBP, HBS)

Process — re: operation: Viewpoint— conduct/ behaviour
Concept— a sequence of actions and states
Examples— an operation, project, or ‘activity’
Diagrams— ‘action-state’ (e.g. CPD, EPD, PPD)

Plan — re: design: Viewpoint— constructs/ artefacts
Concept— a justified proposal for action
Examples— a plan, policy, strategy, or ‘action’ or ‘measure’
Diagrams— ‘concern-intent-action-outcome’ (e.g. DCD)

Reference: Objects technical folio

Sections view: Constituents of integral existence seen from complementary viewpoints of reality
(v. also: objects of interest, perception and affinity, premium value, mental models, ID, W·plan, stakeholder cues, outlook)

delimiters: viewpoints of reality
discs: constituents of integral existence
manifestos: governance, management, planning
© 2020– Anastassios Perdicoulis
Reference: Charter technical folio

Manner · Work refinement — τέχνη, λόγος

For practical purposes, Systems Planning℠ starts off with — and is distinguished by — its innovation of disclosed reasoning™ (SF2™, SPM™, SPML™), organised and delivered in technical ensembles™.

Reference: Operations technical folio

Vision: Structure— ‘how things are put together’
Function— ‘how things work’
Form— ‘how things look like’

Methodology: Content— coordinated set of disclosed reasoning™ methods
Examples— Decision Model Analysis™, Efficiency Assessment™
Suitability— ‘high-level’ planning tasks/ methods

Language: Content— coordinated set of disclosed reasoning™ techniques
Examples— Reverse Blueprints™, Extended Process Diagrams™
Suitability— ‘low-level’ planning tasks/ techniques

Reference technical folios:
Vision; Methodology; Language

Distinctive Marks/ λόγος

Big Understanding™ — re: comprehension —	Visual Argument™ — re: clarity —	Sound Exchange™ — re: reliability —

Coverage · Fields & functions — γνώση, παιδεία

Systems Planning℠ covers a broad spectrum of scientific and practical applications, involving varied sets of stakeholders, while being sufficiently selective to safeguard quality.

Reference: Niche technical folio

Fields & functions: Organisation [system-centric] — re: governance
Operation [process-centric] — re: management
Design [plan-centric] — re: planning

Positioning: Scholarly P3™ — planning methodology
Practitioner P3™ — planning analysis and development
Community roles — socio-economic; scientific/ pedagogic

Stakeholders: Academia [exempt] — e.g. researchers, educators, organisations
Praxis [exempt] — e.g. practitioners, consultants, organisations
Community [typical] — e.g. entrepreneurs, administrators, organisations

Reference: Niche technical folio

Track Record with Extensive Subject Coverage —

— applications —	— expertise —	— diagrams —	— photographs —	— views —

W·plan · How and why it works — όλον

In its own style, Systems Planning℠ has a clear ‘XYZ’ work plan (‘W·plan’) to deliver on its cause (i.e. efficiency) through the creation of premium value (i.e. Z′ and Z″ together) for the wider community, in a reliable and refined manner.

Work proper (i.e. innovation, praxis, education) is attributed to the operation units, facilitated by thematic workspaces (a.k.a. SIG), and interfaced by professional activities. At the meta-level, governance work is organised in administrative workspaces.

Reference: Charter technical folio

Activity view: Work proper — the ‘W·plan’ with structure and function
(v. also: ID, PoV, G·plan, cause, journey ahead, brand uniqueness, premium value, classic values/ unity; cf. antipodal network)

Activity Clusters

Programmes (organisational structures) — Courses, Lectures, Mentoring, Assignments, Support —	Events (operational arrangements) — Course Editions, Workshops, Clubs, Outreach —

cf. track record | project index | publication logs

Immersion exercise

Your plan ______: Will it work?
How can you tell?
Can you demonstrate it?

Your understanding ______: What is the situation?
Who is involved?
What are they after?

Your team ______: Organic or forced?
Communicating reliably?
Balancing ‘self’ and ‘common’?

Impact · Making a difference — όλον

Systems Planning℠ as a whole (όλον) makes a difference (a.k.a. ‘impact’ or ‘influence’ in ‘mainstream speak’) beyond its premium value (Z′, Z″) by what it stands for (Y, Z) as well as by its endeavour (X).

Before making a difference ‘out there’ (v. pro bono publico), one must make an important difference ‘inside’, aiming towards a cultured competence and eventually aptitude, most perceptible at the operative stage.

Proxies

All the ‘differences’ set by Systems Planning℠ (e.g. aspirations, contributions) are real (v. interest) and un-pressured (e.g. CasualFlow™), in contrast to common mainstream proxies (e.g. popularity metrics, celebrity status).

Reference: Charter technical folio

Aptitude Stages

Becoming — re: groundwork —	Working — re: function —	Living — re: civilisation —

Simulated Illustration

The sound of success — Operative stage

Professional Perfection™ — “The RBP™ made us realise some important hidden assumptions [understanding]. After a few versions of the RBP™ we could see clearly our aims, leverage points, and their links [refinement]. Working with diagrams, we learned to think in a more organised and much more efficient manner [intelligence].”

Personal/ Team Fulfilment™ — “In the RBP™ we managed to establish the missing relations among the SWOT points [mastery]. By simulating the alternative strategies in the DCD™ we made a confident decision [confidence]. Discovering intelligent solutions to difficult problems is always rewarding [satisfaction]. And since true ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking is rare and difficult, we received praise for our achievements [recognition].”

Organisational Advancement™ — “With the help of the CPD™ we made our operations more agile [fluid function]. With the DCD™ we streamlined our institutional strategy [streamlined structure]. And with the help of the CPD™ we re-shaped our departments and their communication channels [tuned form].”

Reference: Competences technical folio
Reflection on success: upon maturity
Success in business & marketing

Testimonials: The ‘Systems Thinking’ book | The ‘Building Competences’ book | The ‘Furthering EIA’ book | Workshops | Feedback
Simulated illustration: ‘The sound of success’/ Competitive Advantage™

Note

Metrics

Despite their infiltration into academic practice and their consequent ubiquity, metrics regarding science, knowledge, or human endeavour in general (e.g. bibliometrics, scientometrics, ‘performance’, ‘productivity’) are dissociated from Systems Planning℠ as demeaning, distracting, and discouraging.

Discernment Attention: (i) positivist staples such as measurability and replicability do not apply well to human qualities and experience; (ii) naïve assumptions such as ‘popular means good’ appeal to consumers/ followers rather than connoisseurs; (iii) cult of status (e.g. personality, organisation, artefact), induced or ‘corroborated’ by metrics, invites false focus and judgement bias.

Reference: Charter technical folio
v. also: G·plan; Journey ahead; Premium value; Situation (intro);
oestros №9; oestros №19; Dead Poets Society (ext. ref.)

Selected FAQ

What is Systems Planning℠ good for?

Practical Answer

Making beautiful things that work™ (v. holistic efficiency)
through human understanding of situations™ (v. distinctive marks)

Idealistic Answer

Contributing towards the common good (v. pro bono publico)
through high-level competence (v. Haute Culture™)

Antithetic Answer

Systems Planning℠ is not intended for
consumption, copy-paste, or vanity purposes (v. metrics)

Reference: FAQ technical folio

Journey ahead (v. also: team selection, documents, professionals, checkpoint)

Bearing @existence: Check— ‘Are we all about KPIs instead of simplicity, elegance, goodness™? ’
Prepare— Honour human principles and scale
Cost— Culture, orientation

Capacity @comprehension: Check— ‘Do we understand ‘how things work’ before taking action? ’
Prepare— Activate top-tier cognition™
Cost— Curiosity, courage

Provision @development: Check— ‘Do we take the time to study, think, and cultivate ourselves? ’
Prepare— Experience classic education℠
Cost— Commitment, engagement