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OPMS For IndividualsFundamentals

of theOne Page Management System

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Unleash The Hidden Power Of Your Own Ideas!

Claim: Whether as individuals or as groups, we scarcely ever utilize our own available

resources of mind and heart to accomplish our own hearts’ and minds’ desires

effectively.So - How to ensure that we utilize

our resources to best effect?

And how to ensure that we accomplish our ambitious goals

and aims?

This claim can be proven – through your own learning model!


• If it’s YOUR idea, YOUR problem or YOUR goal, YOU are the best person to use it, resolve it or accomplish it!

• On each and every issue/problem that you confront, you will always have some ideas to tackle it.

• Those ideas may not be exactly the best ideas (or the complete solution of the problem) – but those ideas do represent real and practical means to move towards resolution of your problem. They are all ‘elements’ that could help resolve the problem, accomplish the Mission…

No outsider can solve your problem for you as well as you can!

Then use truly effective ways to develop your ideas about the complex issues you confront

and the way to accomplish your Mission!

Just ask yourself some appropriate questions to get those ideas out and running!

See the ‘Fundamental Model’ (later in this presentation) to understand how the process we

recommend can help you develop your initial ideas to fruition!

As these ideas are your own, you are likely to pay some heed to them, you may well have the desire to improve them, implement them, see them through to success…

How To Utilize Your Ideas, Tackle Your Problems, Accomplish Your Goals


Applying those principles:1. Ask yourself ‘trigger questions’ to help generate

more ideas.2. Record and collect the ideas available to tackle

your problem(s)3. Collecting your ideas gets you lists of ideas that

could help tackle your problems4. Once you have lists of ideas, you need ways to

choose amongst those ideas; decide which ones to act on first, next, etc; find out how to organize those ideas so that you can understand the ‘patterns in the whole system’;

5. To choose ideas, you need to decide the way you will choose – What is the basis of your choice? How to ensure the ‘right choice’? And so on.

6. To organize ideas, you need practical means to put them in some appropriate order.

Professor John N. Warfield has developed powerful modeling tools to enable individuals and groups to accomplish Items 4, 5 and 6 in

complex systems very effectively indeed…

Warfield’s view of systems enables groups to ‘handle ideas’ - AND the relationships

between ideas - most effectively!

Now, individuals and groups at any level can use these sophisticated systems tools to enhance accomplishment

of their ambitious Missions

The difficulty is that these lists can become very unwieldy (…and because they are unwieldy people may not use

them systematically)Your lists will no longer be unwieldy!

Items 1, 2 and 3 are handled through developments of ‘brainstorming’; ‘idea writing’; etc. Conventional

management tools know a good bit about how to do this…

Next: How to...


Based on Warfield’s approach to complexity in systems, there has developed over several years a uniquely powerful generic aid to problem solving and decision making which can enable significant enhancement to the way we tackle issues of all kinds: ● Individual issues; ● Organizational issues; and ● Societal issues.

The One Page Management System…

No limitations whatsoever!

…for any kind of Missions: individual, organizational, or societal


To use this tool effectively, we first need to explain a small enhancement to the language

we conventionally use: we call this enhancement ‘prose + structural graphics’

The structural graphics clarify and detail the relationships between the elements in a complex

system that are generally left ambiguous in conventional prose.


A ‘Language’ to discuss complex A ‘Language’ to discuss complex

issues:issues: ‘‘proseprose ++ structural graphicsstructural graphics’ (p+sg)’ (p+sg)

Idea 1Idea 1 Idea 2Idea 2…the ideas, and the relationshiprelationship between the ideas, shown as a meaningful arrow…

“Idea 1 leads to Idea 2”

So what is ‘structural graphics’?

The picture and its translation (along with any other explanation required) constitute

‘‘proseprose ++ structural graphicsstructural graphics’’ (p+sg)

Here’s a simple structural Here’s a simple structural graphic as example:graphic as example:

=We repeat: the structural graphics clarify and detail the

relationships between the elements in a complex system that are generally left ambiguous in conventional prose.

Structural Graphic

Prose Equivalent

leads to

The arrow stands for a The arrow stands for a specificspecific relationship, relationship,

e.g.:“leads to” e.g.:“leads to” (in this case)(in this case)


Warfield’s powerful modeling tool, ‘Interpretive Structural Modeling’

(ISM), enables us to clarify our understanding of the structure of the

systems under consideration…


To ensure that we utilize our resources to best effect

To ensure that we accomplish our ambitious goals and aims

“should contribute”

Here’s a simple two-element ISM, articulating the implicit linkage between two statements we had

made earlier in this presentation:

Prose transation: “To ensure that we utilize our resources to best effect SHOULD CONTRIBUTE To ensure that we accomplish our ambitious goals and aims”. (At slide 2, where those two statements had first appeared, this relationship was left entirely ambiguous)

The above is a ‘generic structure’. Here, we are starting to explore the ‘deep logic’ hidden behind the two prose

statements made earlier…

…conventionally, we make a sizable number of such statements and we generally do NOT explore the

relationships between those statements in any depth. ‘Prose + structural graphics’ enables us to go into this deep logic as

intensively and extensively as we desire/need to.


Using well defined methodologies, we create graphical pictures (like the one

displayed at the previous slide) showing inter-relationships between elements: these graphical pictures

represent our ‘mental models’ of the systems we wish to create.

We illustrate the process with various examples – relating to learning and other

problem-solving by individuals


Various illustrative Missions:

• “Learning English” (Work in progress – next)

• “Learning Mathematics” (under preparation)

• “Learning Shipping” (under preparation)

• “Learning Management” (under preparation)

• Enhancing Personal Motivation (under preparation)

• “Chartering Vessels” (under preparation)


First, ask a ‘trigger question’:

“What are the THINGS TO DO to accomplish

this challenging Mission of ‘learning English’?”To be determined to develop

my English-language skills

““should should contribute to”contribute to”

Willingly go through all difficulties and discipline involved

Just read the structure bottom upwards, substituting “should contribute to” whenever you encounter an arrow!

The moment this question is asked of the person who wants to accomplish the

Mission, he/she gets a few ideas. The process we

recommend enables him/her to put those ideas together in terms of graphical structures

showing relationships, as seen next:

As another example, let’s look at how an individual might go about accomplishing the specific Mission:

“To improve my skills in speaking and writing English”

What we are doing in the OPMS is

simply to formalize in a scientifically

rigorous way what our minds do

naturally in any case!

Mission: Improve my skill in speaking and writing English

Whenever we wish to accomplish a Mission, we intuitively always do exactly this sort of thing in any case: we

just try to do the things that could help

us accomplish the identified Mission!


The relationships in these pictures are ‘transitive’, ‘transitive’, which

means:

If ‘A’ ‘B’,

and if ‘B’ ‘C’,

then ‘A’ MUST ‘C’(where ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ are elements and stands

for the specific transitive relationship under consideration)

This simple idea has huge impact – in This simple idea has huge impact – in regard to construction of these models regard to construction of these models

as well as to their interpretation.as well as to their interpretation.


To be determined to develop my English-language skills

Improve my skill in speaking and writing English



One more element is added, next slide…

The bracketed part of this structure will be ‘blown up’ in the next few slides to show

more detail






Do all needed exercises in speaking, reading and writing

English

Now let’s add yet one more element!






Do all needed exercises to improve my English skills

Discover/create good exercises needed for improving English skills!

Now we add yet one more element, which will answer the question (to

an extent)…

Question: How to discover/create good exercises for ‘English-improvement’?




Improve my skill in speaking and writing English ““should should

contribute to”contribute to”


Discover/create/get hold of good exercises needed for improving English!

Ask someone knowledgeable for guidance

Note: we have modified this element as we were unable to develop good exercises

ourselves!




Improve my skill in speaking and writing English ““should should

contribute to”contribute to”




Next, we highlight some important aspects of the logic underlying these structures…




Accomplishing elements at the lower levels of each such structure based on the relationship

of “contributes to” would help accomplish the elements above them…

The elements at the lower levels of these structures are “contributory steps” to the elements above them…when developed,

these structures are ‘Action Plans’ to achieve the ‘Mission at the top of the

structure!


Read upwards to find out WHY one should do this element…

WHY?

Read downwards to find out HOW one could accomplish this element!

HOW?Willingly go through all difficulties

and discipline involvedAsk someone knowledgeable

for guidance


Now just focus on any element, as shown…

That is, the 'HOW?' and the 'WHY?' of each and every element are built right into the structure!


To do plenty of exercises in speaking, reading, writing English

To go willingly through difficulties confronted

To keep in mind my future rewards

To get hold of resources required

To get hold of money required

To find quiet time and place for study

To work with a good guide

To get needed books

To get the right advice

On adding such concerns to the elementary structure developed we

develop sizable –and very complex - structures that could reflect the whole organisation and all its concerns. (See

example, next slide)

Next, we show various concerns relevant to the Mission, which – when

properly integrated - could help us create an Action Plan

to accomplish it…

That is the basis of the powerful logic underlying such structures…


This is a largish structure, and will not fit onto a single page. As you work towards your ambitious

Mission, these structures can become pretty huge, comprising hundreds and even thousands

of elements. Using the OPMS, you will always know exactly where in those thousands of

elements you should focus!We will next show the structure part by part in 3 slides, starting at the top, and

ending up with the lowest level elements in the model.

Top of Model

Lowest Level of Model

Mid-Section of Model



Top of Model



Mid-section of Model



Such a model is to be read bottom-upwards, in the direction of the arrow – and accomplishment of the

lowest level elements would “contribute to” accomplishment of the higher level elements.

Some aspects of the ‘deep logic’ behind such graphics are explained in the next slide.

Lowest level of Model



THINGS

TO DO

Current focus

This is an ‘Interpretive Structural Model’ (ISM), one of the two powerful modeling tools we use based on the seminal contributions of Professor

John N. Warfield to systems science

Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) enables us to view systems in the context of specific ‘transitive’

relationships that may be relevant in the system at specific periods of its

evolution

““may contribute to”may contribute to”

We will now show a ‘dummy model’

for illustration only – you will not be able to read its

elements!

…because these elements are CONTRIBUTING TO the elements at the upper levels of the structure…

ISM also enables us to ‘blow up’ any region of the structure where we need to clarify further, exactly to

the degree of detail and the depth required…

Even when the model comprises hundreds or thousands of elements, we can always focus on a small number of those elements in the full confidence

that we have not lost sight of anything...


Some features of ISM• ANY transitive relationship may be modeled through ISM (a

single relationship per model) –• An ISM based on on “contributes to” clarifies the “HOW?” and the

“WHY?” of things done or to be done! • ISM enables individuals and groups to explore the

relationships between factors in their systems to any depth and degree of detail as required

• Any part of the model created can be 'blown up' to the extent required to clarify the issues to the inquiring reader

• ISM is a powerful tool to enable individuals and groups to become clear in their minds about their systems

• ISM is one of the powerful modeling techniques created by Warfield that help individuals and groups to explore complexity in systems.

The relationship “contributes to” is probably the single most important of all relationships that can help us arrive at a working understanding from scratch of the systems under considerationSome important transitive

relationships in systems:

“enhances”“supports” “leads to”“contributes to” “aggravates/hinders”…many others!

Any structure based on “contributes to” has the “HOW?” and the “WHY?” of every element built right into the structure! - Everyone involved can become entirely clear as to Why something should be done – and also about How to do it...Effecive Action Planning can develop from these structures!These structures based on “contributes to” are powerful tools for motivating people.


John Warfield’s ‘Interactive Management’ comprises a whole set of methodologies to:

i) enable problem solvers to generate & clarify ideas along with

ii) two powerful modeling tools to enable them to ‘structure’, or organise ideas generated. You’ve just seen ISM, one of the modeling

tools.


Apart from ISM, Warfield has created another powerful modeling tool, ‘Field Representation and Profiling Method’ (FR) designed to

help us put elements in a system into appropriate ‘similarity classes’ or ‘categories’ – which then help us explore the relationships (transitive and other) between elements and

categories.

We illustrate the Field Representation Method with three examples – one example being a general structure of the utmost simplicity; the second

relates to our ‘learning English’ example; the other example is pretty complex


Here’s a list of some diverse Missions that we shall take up (for an FR exercise):

• To become a top level software designer• To double organizational turnover within one year• “Garibi hatao!”• To master my math syllabus and thereby get excellent results

in my math exams• To get myself a satisfying and well-paying job• “To create an effective system of governance to meet India’s

needs”• To align individuals in the organization to the organization’s

goals• To qualify myself for the best job opportunities available• To launch a new product in the US market in 2008• To set up my own consulting business• To become a global leader in software services by 2015• “To ensure 90% true literacy in India within 10 years”• To align individuals in the organization to the organization’s

goals

Our first example of FR follows…


In your opinion, is

“----------” (element 1)

similar to (/in the same category as)

“------------” (element 2) [keeping in mind the kind of organizational

structures that may be needed to accomplish the specific Mission]

?

The first step of the FR process involves inserting the ‘elements’ into

categories/’similarity classes’

A: Dimension 1 ● To become a top-level software designer

We start by inserting the first element into a blank ‘Dimension’, as illustrated below…

…and then we ask ‘modeling questions’, as shown, next …

General ‘modeling question’, for creating Field Representations…

First element inserted in Dimension 1


In your opinion, is

“To double organizational turnover within 1 year” (element ‘2’)


“to become a top-level software designer” (element ‘1’)

[keeping in mind the kind of organizational structures that may be needed to accomplish the specific Mission]

?

More specifically:

Response Is “NO”, so this element goes into a

different category as shown, next slide…


Here’s how the Field Representation develops:

A: Dimension 1 B: Dimension 2 ● to become a top-level ● To double organizational

software designer turnover within 1 year

In your opinion, is

“Garibi Hatao!” (element ‘3’)


“to become a top-level software designer” (element ‘1’)

[keeping in mind the kind of organizational structures that may be needed to accomplish the specific Mission]

?

Response: “NO”, so new question

asked…

In your opinion, is

“Garibi Hatao!” (element ‘3’)


“To double org. turnover within 1 year?” (element ‘2’) [keeping in mind the kind of organizational structures that may

be needed to accomplish the specific Mission]

?

Next modeling question:Response again: “NO”, so a new dimension is

created…

A: Dimension 1 B: Dimension 2 ● to become a top-level ● To double org.

software designer turnover within 1 year

C: Dimension 3 ● Garibi Hatao!

and so on…

A: Dimension 1 ● To become a top-level software designer

Next modeling question:

If the response to a modeling question is “NO”, the question is asked again w.r.t. an element in next Dimension, or a new Dimension is created and the question-element is inserted there. If the response is “YES”, then the question-element is inserted into the same Dimension…

Second element in new Dimension 2


FR: “ System of ‘Types of Missions’ ”

A: Dimension 1• To become a top-level…• To master my math syllabus• To get myself a satisfying

and well-paid job• …

B: Dimension 2• To double organizational

turnover…• To get over the ‘attrition problem’• To align individuals in

organization…• To launch a new product in US

marketC: Dimension 3O “Garibi Hatao!”

O “To create an effective system of governance for India’s needs”

O “To develop an effective educational system for our needs”

O “……”

Important!The titles of the categories are

arrived at only after all elements are appropriately inserted into

blank categories

System Tie-Line



A: Individual Missions• To become a top-level…• To master my math syllabus• To get myself a satisfying


B: Organizational Missions• To double organizational



marketC: Societal MissionsO “Garibi Hatao!”



O “……”

System Tie-Line


• Individual Missions

• Organizational Missions

• Societal Missions

IMPORTANT: The appropriate titles of the Dimensions of this Field Representation came to light only AFTER all elements were inserted into those Dimensions via an

appropriate ‘modeling question’!


A: Individual Missions• To become a top level software designer• To master my math syllabus and thereby get

excellent results in my math exams• To get myself a satisfying and well-paying

job• To qualify myself for the best job

opportunities that become available• To set up my own consulting business• To become more effective at what I do• To learn to use PowerPoint effectively


• All the Missions in the ‘Individual Missions’ category (and many others besides) have been successfully worked on by various persons

• Many have successfully worked on their Missions after the prototype software was created – a few were able to do this even before the software was developed!


B: Organizational Missions• To obtain needed financing for a major

project• To align individuals in the organization to the

organization’s goals• To double organizational turnover within one

year• To get over the ‘attrition problem’• To launch a new product in the US market in

2008• To become a global leader in software

services by 2015• To obtain needed financing to market

globally


• A few of the Missions in the ‘Organizational Missions’ category have been successfully worked on at different levels.

• We have been conducting OPMS workshops for organizations only after the prototype OPMS software had become available.


C: Societal Missions

• “Garibi hatao!” (Indira Gandhi’s famous slogan, which has alas never been effectively worked on)

• “To create an effective system of governance to meet India’s needs”

• “To develop an effective educational system for India’s needs”

• “To ensure 90% true literacy in India within 10 years”

• “To become one of the ‘least corrupt’ nations in the world within 10 years (instead of being one of the ‘more corrupt’ nations)”


• Thus far, I’ve not managed to get any group, government or NGO, to take up any of the many potential ‘societal Missions’ that OPMS could be used for.

• A huge number of potential projects have been identified – even a quick glance through any day’s news will fetch at least 10 potential projects that are crying out for the OPMS treatment!








marketC: Societal MissionsO “Garibi Hatao!”



O “……”

System Tie-Line

The ‘SYSTEM TIE-LINE’ stands for any of the relationships that may be

inherent in the system under consideration

On examining the ‘system’ with just the three dimensions that have

developed here, we are now able to perceive that a couple more

dimensions are required to render this into a truly useful and usable

system…








marketC: Societal MissionsO “Garibi Hatao!”O “To create an effective system of governance for India’s needs”O “To develop an effective educational system for our needs” O “……”

System Tie-Line

TD: Type of organization E: Resources reqd. Required O

O Self- organization O O Incorporated Company O O Government or non-governmental organisation

Two more dimensions needed to create a useful ‘system’

Check out ‘understandability’ of the system as it appears now - after addition of these two extra dimensions - against

the original list of objects (reviewed, next slide).


Here’s a list of some diverse Missions that could be taken up (for FR):

• To become a top level software designer• To double organizational turnover within one year• “Garibi hatao!”• To master my math syllabus and thereby get excellent results

in my math exams• To get myself a satisfying and well-paying job• “To create an effective system of governance to meet India’s

needs”• To align individuals in the organization to the organization’s

goals• To qualify myself for the best job opportunities available• To launch a new product in the US market in 2008• To set up my own consulting business• To become a global leader in software services by 2015• “To ensure 90% true literacy in India within 10 years”• To align individuals in the organization to the organization’s

goals

We claim that a significant enhancement in understanding

develops through FR categorization – just review that Field

Representation (next slide) – and look at it against this listing.








marketC: Societal MissionsO “Garibi Hatao!”O “To create an effective system of governance for India’s needs”O “To develop an effective educational system for our needs” O “……”

System Tie-Line

TD: Type of organization E: Resources reqd. Required O Self- organization O Incorporated Company O Government or non-governmental organisation


So, let’s recap: Why do this ‘categorization’?

• The mind is able to get a better ‘overview’ picture of the whole by looking at a few categories rather than looking at a large number of disparate elements

• We can start understanding the relationships between the factors in the system when we look at those categories rather than the disparate elements in the list

• By creating such a Field Representation of ‘Missions’, we are enabled to understand the ‘structures’ of the kind of systems needed to accomplish each type of Mission

• Most importantly, such representations, when effectively done, are models that satisfy the fundamental “Ashby’s Law of Requisite Variety”


Ashby’s Law of Requisite Variety:

(‘Simple Simon’ version)

“The dimensions of a proposed solution to any problem should match the dimensions of the problem itself”A great many of our individual, organizational and societal

systems are designed without the designers having kept this fundamental law in mind – which explains why so many of our

systems do not perform optimally or even may fail catastrophically


We illustrate with another Field Representation, this one created with the elements earlier created

for the ‘English Learning’ example


FR on Improving English-Language Skills

A : MISSIONo To improve my skills in speaking, reading and writing in English(1)

B : DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVEo To be determined to develop my English- -language skills – speaking, reading, writing(2)

o To willingly go through all difficulties encountered(4)

o To find the time and energy and other resources somehow to do my English study and practice(8)

o To ignore all those who try to discourage me from learning English(15)

o To get over: Getting frustrated because of lack of progress(BAR3)(19)

C : PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!o To do plenty of exercises in speaking, reading and writing English(3)

o To ensure that I practice daily - or at least very regularly(7)

D : GOOD GUIDANCE

o To find myself a good guide for the English language(5)

o To get myself needed books in English - speaking, grammar, composition, etc(6)

o To get the right advice from those who know English well(16)

E : WORK NOW FOR FUTURE REWARDS

o To keep the possible rewards I shall one day get clearly in mind(9)

F : RESOURCES AND TOOLS

o To get hold of all tools required - books, dictionary, pens, pencils-eraser, cards, voice recorder, books, etc.(10)

o To list the expenses involved(11)

o To get hold of the resources required(12)

o To get hold of the money required(13)

o To get over: Lack of money to buy recorder, etc(BAR1)(17)

G : PROPER TIME AND PLACE

o To find myself some quiet time and place where I can practice my English(14)

o To get over: Lack of time for doing needed exercises(BAR2)(18)

Like the ISM with the same elements shown earlier, this model too is a largish structure, and will not fit

onto a single page

We therefore show it part by part in 3 slides, two or three dimensions

in each slide. Then we show it as a typicial FR, including the all-important System Tie-Line

representing the relationships in the system

Structure continues below…


A : MISSIONo To improve my skills in speaking, reading and writing in English(1)

B : DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVEo To be determined to develop my English- -language skills – speaking, reading, writing(2)o To willingly go through all difficulties encountered(4)o To find the time and energy and other resources somehow to do my English study and practice(8)o To ignore all those who try to discourage me from learning English(15) o To get over: Getting frustrated because of lack of progress(BAR3)(19)

Dimensions A and B:


C : PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!o To do plenty of exercises in speaking, reading and writing English(3) o To ensure that I practice daily - or at least very regularly(7)

D : GOOD GUIDANCE

o To find myself a good guide for the English language(5) o To get myself needed books in English - speaking, grammar, composition, etc(6) o To get the right advice from those who know English well(16)

Dimensions C and D:


E : WORK NOW FOR FUTURE REWARDS

o To keep the possible rewards I shall one day get clearly in mind(9)

F : RESOURCES AND TOOLSo To get hold of all tools required - books, dictionary, pens, pencils-eraser, cards, voice recorder, books, etc.(10) o To list the expenses involved(11) o To get hold of the resources required(12) o To get hold of the money required(13) o To get over: Lack of money to buy recorder, etc(BAR1)(17)

G : PROPER TIME AND PLACEo To find myself some quiet time and place where I can practice my English(14) o To get over: Lack of time for doing needed exercises(BAR2)(18)

Dimensions E to G:

Next, we show the Field Representation (in abstract) as a whole, including the

all-important System Tie-Line


A: ‘Mission’ B: Determination to Achieve ● ~~~~~~~~ ● ~~~~~~~~

● ~~~~~~~~ ● ~~~~~~~~

C: Practice, Practice, Practice! D: Good Guidance ● ~~~~~~~~ ● ~~~~~~~~ ● ~~~~~~~~ ● ~~~~~~~~

E: Work Now For Future RewardsF: Gather Needed Resources

● ~~~~~~~~ ● ~~~~~~~~ ● ~~~~~~~~ ● ~~~~~~~~

G: Find Proper Time and Place

● ~~~~~~~~

● ~~~~~~~~

System Tie-Line

Field Representation: “System to Learn to Speak, Read, Write English”

We are not able here to demonstrate briefly the use of the ‘System Tie-Line’ – that would require a live session… However, some indication of how the System Tie Line may be used is provided at our next example of a more complex Field Representation…


• It is easier to get an ‘overview’ picture of the whole by looking at a few categories rather than looking at a large number of disparate elements

• By creating such a Field Representation of ‘Missions’, we are enabled to understand the ‘structures’ of the kind of systems needed to accomplish each type of Mission

• Most importantly, such representations, when effectively done, are models that satisfy the fundamental “Ashby’s Law of Requisite Variety”

We repeat an earlier slide explaining some benefits of creating Field Representations:


‘Dimensions’ of the Field Representation:

1. A: ‘Mission’

2. B: Determination to Achieve

3. C: Practice, Practice, Practice!

4. D: Good Guidance

5. E: Work Now For Future Rewards

6. F: Gather Needed Resources & Tools

7. G: Find Proper Time and Place

We now create a ‘quick’ ISM from the ‘Dimension Titles of the Field, in order to obtain a powerful,

actionable overview of the whole system


A: ‘Mission’

● B: Determination to Achieve● D: Good Guidance

C: Practice, Practice, Practice!

E: Work Now for Future Rewards

F: Gather Needed Resources & Tools

“should contribute to ensure”

G: Find Proper Time and Place

We can also create ISMs with the elements inside each of

the above dimensions. Each such exercise enhances the

clarity of our understanding of the systems under

consideration


We illustrate Field Representation (FR) method once again – now with a very

complex ‘second-order’ model -- a ‘model ‘model of models’of models’: the ‘One Page Management

System’ (OPMS).OPMS). The OPMS powerfully ‘enables’ people to choose any Mission of current interest to them – AND to accomplish that Mission (by enabling them to see their systems

with clarity, in an ‘actionable’ way...)


The ‘SYSTEM TIE-LINE’ provides us a practical means to show how elements in various Dimensions may impact on the

Mission and on the THINGS TO DO in our Action Planning’ – e.g. how do the various BARRIERS impact on the activities to

be performed to accomplish the Mission?, etc, etc…

All aspects of ANY ‘Mission’ – no matter how large or

ambitious, can be captured on a single page, with linkages to

all all details!

This is a ‘generic’ model, applicable to

any Mission!

This is a ‘2nd order’ Field Representation: a ‘model of models’ – it comprises of ALL the elements and ALL the models arising

during the course of any Mission into appropriate classes that have been found useful through years of people working

on Missions.

All the BARRIERS/ etc that may hinder or prevent accomplishment of Mission – AND all the models with BARRIERS,

etc.

All the BARRIERS, etc, that may hinder or prevent accomplishment of Mission AND all the action models constructed using

those elements

Linkages should be developed between elements in the various dimensions of our OPMS in order to clarify our minds about our systems and how to

develop effective action in them!

By exploring such linkages, we find that we’re enabled to develop all needed sub-systems for our ‘System to

accomplish the chosen Mission’ – and all these systems will be highly effective because we have

understood the relationships between the factors in the system!

Linkage across Dimensions: How do the BARRIERS, etc, hinder or prevent

accomplishment of THINGS TO DO (and the Mission)?

Linkage across Dimensions: How to develop appropriate THINGS TO DO that would help us to overcome the BARRIERS,

etc??? That important question becomes entirely clear to us!

Use of ‘System Tie-LineUse of ‘System Tie-Line

This Dimension contains: THINGS TO DO to accomplish the Mission and all the action models

constructed using the elements in the THINGS TO DO list


It’s called the One Page Management System because:• All the information related to the ‘Mission’ is crystallized onto a single page –

and any part of it can be accessed because of the linkages in the model• From this one page, linkages would develop to show you how:• THINGS TO DO would contribute to each other and to the Mission;• BARRIERS/DIFFICULTIES and THREATS might hinder or prevent

accomplishment of THINGS TO DO – and you can find out other THINGS TO DO to overcome those BARRIERS, etc.

• What STRENGTHS are required to accomplish the Mission (and how to acquire them);

• What OPPORTUNITIES are available to accomplish the Mission – and how to prepare to avail of them;

• How existing WEAKNESSES might hinder or prevent accomplishment, and how to overcome those WEAKNESSES;

And a whole lot else!

It really is an It really is an ‘Operating System for the Human Mind’!‘Operating System for the Human Mind’!


THINGS TO DO

BARRIERS

More THINGS TO DO

Hinder specific

to overcome

We get a series of models like the following, which would help

clarify how to accomplish desired objectives

We get a whole series of such models linking up specific

elements in the various dimensions of the OPMS to specific elements in other

dimensionsEnable us to identify


Linkages developing through OPMS:

• How to overcome BARRIERS, WEAKNESSES, etc ?• How to develop needed STRENGTHS?• How to use available STRENGTHS to overcome

WEAKNESSES?• How to prepare to avail OPPORTUNITIES that may arise?• Which EVENTS/ACTIVITIES should come first?• What is most important to do for accomplishment of Mission??• Etc, etc…


It’s all based on the It’s all based on the followingfollowing

‘Fundamental Model’ ‘Fundamental Model’


Mental ModelsReal World

Trigger Question

s

ElementsRepresentations

of Mental Models

ACTION

Bold arrows mean “lead(s) to” Means “applied

to”

ComparisonWe claim that OPMS is by far THE We claim that OPMS is by far THE most effective means available to most effective means available to

create needed changes in our mental create needed changes in our mental models, and to guide appropriate models, and to guide appropriate

action on the real world!action on the real world!

Feedback

OPMS Process

This fundamental model, through the OPMS, enables a

powerful ‘problem-solving loop’ to develop in the individual/group mind


Fundamental Model

Interpret

Action

Monitor

Capture

Crystallize

Model

Our powerful ‘Learning Model’ develops by systematically building on this loop

“Problem-solving loop“leads to”

“enables”


Enabling Process

General Principles of Learning

Specific application to various disciplines

“enable(s)”

Learning of specific subject/disciplines

Constructivism

Behaviorism X

Learning Styles Right Brain vs. Left Brain Communities of practice

Control Theory The OPMS approach fits in very well

with all the major ‘Theories and Principles of Learning’ (with the

exception of, probably, ‘Behaviorism’)

Computer Engineering

You name the subject: you can learn it better -and more effectively - through the OPMS!

Shipping – Agency; Chartering, etc

Piaget Development Theory

Multiple Intelligences

Observational Learning Vygotsky and Social

Cognition

Neuroscience Model of Learning

Brain-based Learning

English: Speaking, Reading Writing

Mathematics Management


Information about John Warfield’s books, papers, etc: http://www.jnwarfield.com

and see also the ‘John Warfield Collection’ maintained at the library of George Mason University

http://www.gmu.edu/library/specialcollections/warfield.htm

The OPMS is based on the seminal contributions to systems science by Professor

John N. Warfield.

http://www.jnwarfield.com/

http://www.jnwarfield.com/




For more information about OPMS and/or free access to the prototype OPMS software, contact:

G.S. Chandy email: [email protected]

Bangalore:Terrapin Station (near Delhi Public School)Sathanur Village,Bagalur P.O., PIN: 562149Bangalore, IndiaTel.: +91-80-65700814

Mumbai:c/o Sahi Oretrans Pvt LtdWestern India House, 3rd FloorSir P.M. Road, FortMumbai - 400 001, IndiaTelephone: +91-22-40335424 (Personal line) +91-22-40335454 (Board line)

mailto:[email protected]


Thank you!

(c) GS Chandy Fundas

Ensuring high motivation

Developing a structure indicating how one could motivate oneself through all barriers and difficulties that may arise

This structure could serve as a useful guide through the difficulties and barriers that

would surely be encountered


As the structure is too large to fit onto a single slide, we show it in three slides, starting from the

lowest level…

Top level

Middle level

Lowest level


Lowest level “should contribute”

To element 3


Middle level


From elements 10 & 9

To element 13


Top Level


From elements 5 & 7


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