Solving Complex Problems

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Ron Cooke Hub, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5GE at 10am

Speaker: Keynote Speech by Heather Dunlop-Jones, Distinguished Engineer and Public Sector Chief Technology Officer at IBM

Real world problems, such as those involving the natural environment, people and technology, are difficult to solve. Solutions are often ineffective and commonly have unintended consequences that can make matters worse. These are characteristics of dealing with complex systems and their many interacting components. Complex systems are difficult to predict and control; these problems become much worse when these systems interact - as they do in the real world.

These problems require a robust, flexible, adaptable, system-wide approach for a solution to be successful. The identification of a suitable solution typically needs multiple perspectives with skills drawn from of a wide range of disciplines and domains.

York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis (YCCSA) Director, Professor Susan Stepney invites you to find out more about the centre’s approach, how they have met and overcome the challenges of working collaboratively, to hear about the success stories across a wide range of sectors, and to discover how these approaches may be applicable to your own systems and in your business.

Agenda

Time
10:00 - 10:40	Coffee and registration
10:40 - 11:00	Introduction to YCCSA by Professor Susan Stepney, Director
11:00 - 12:15	Case Studies
12:15 - 13:00	Keynote Speech by Heather Dunlop-Jones, Distinguished Engineer and Public Sector Chief Technologuy Officer at IBM
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 16:00	Exhibitions and tours
16:00	Close

For further information please contact Sarah Christmas, +44 (0)1904 325334 or email: sarah.christmas@york.ac.uk