systems thinking systems management solar policy policy change cooperative game theory agential realism intra-action facilitation
Abstract:
This thesis explores the synthesis of prior work from leading systems and management theorists to yield a cohesive framework of management design and planning using real-world example and previous empirical findings. Agential realism was used to refine systems management by aligning the emphasis of effectiveness and endogenously-defined value described by Ackoff with a Baradian intra-active methodology rooted in emergent behavior from within phenomena. Repeated games and cooperative behavior facilitation were evidenced by a system of real-world framework studied to denote their requirement within a system design to enable a group agent to manage itself effectively. Previous employment of such a framework is analyzed to demonstrate the similar catalysis of solar policy in the state of Pennsylvania. This synthesized framework of systems thinking and design could enable more solar policy in any setting to become more deeply rooted in the stakeholders it attempts to involve, thus becoming more meaningful in both its process and effect. Such a framework has the ability to shift paradigms on topics at hand, giving it the most leverage to evolve and enact effective change in the face of multiple different system-wide challenges.