Growth Analogies
Bionics
Personal Analogy
Direct analogy
Symbolic Analogy
Fantasy Analogy
Hypothetical Situations
Brainstorming
"Buzz" Groups
"Genius" Forecasting
Prescience, clairvoyance
Operational Creativity
Analogy with case examples
Utopias
Science Fiction
Study of Unanticipated Events
Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Macrohistorical Cycles
Thinking in Parallel Planes
Thinking with Specified Concepts
Thinking with Basic Elements
Thinking with Outline Strategies
Thinking with Diverse Viewpoints
Surprise Free Projections
Canonical Trend Variations
Study of Alternative Futures
Estimates of Preferences
Social Trend Analysis
Prediction of Changeover Points
Estimates of Needs and Priorities
Technological Assessments
Policy Forecasting
Value Analysis
Life Styles
Policy Capture
Sign Diagraph
Policy Issue Knowledge
Introspective Forecasting
Chains of Industries
Input-Output Analysis
Contextual Mapping
Growth Curve Models
Structural Models
Readiness Models
Rigid (Computer) Models
Macroeconomic Models
Microeconomic Models
Statistical Models
Diffusion Models
Functional Analysis
Integrated Inofrmation Systems
Logical-analytic frameworks
Adaptive search
Work flows
Parametric sensitivity
Marginal analysis
Risk assessment
Dynamic programming
Mission networks
Return on Investment (ROI)
Return on Assets
Return on Equity
Attribute Listing
Technological Progress Functions
Technological Mapping
Perspective Trees
Line-of Balance (LOB)
Milestone System
Gantt Charts
Feedback Techniques
Sensitivity Analysis
Utility Profiles
Monte Carlo
Tend Extrapolation
Exponential Trends
Non-exponential Trends
Exponential Smoothing
Time-Series Data
Trends with a Limit
Nonlinear Trends
Regression Analysis
Least Squares Method
Curve Fitting with judgmental modification
Lagged Variables
Dummy Variables
Statistical Probabilities
Probabilistic Forecasting
Intuitive Extrapolation
Bayesian Statistics
Propagation of variances
Link-relative trending
Substitution Curves
Peal's Formula
Gomperz' Law
Envelope curves
Correlation Analysis
Correlation Coefficients
Autocorrelation
Cycle Analysis
Moving averages
Bos-Jenkins
Economic Indicators
Social Indicators
Precursor Events
Diffusion indices
Amplitude-adjusted indices
Analysis of Critical Factors
Signal of Change
Technological Audits
Interpretation of Behavior
Analysis of Limits and Barriers
Activities, Interests, Opinions (AIO)
Psychographics
Surveys of activities, event, units, etc.
Surveys of intentions
Surveys of Preferences and Priorities
Surveys of hopes, fears
Advocacy-Adversary
Bargaining and Negotiation
Black Box
Brainstorming
CPU
Decision Tables
Encounter Groups
Experiential Plunge
Fantasy
Flow Processing
Force Field Analysis
Forms
Great Person
Gridcharting
Information Algebra
Information Matrix
Information process Charts
Management Information Systems
MAP
Participatory Needs assessment
Polling
priority Ranking
Quaker Consensus
Seat of the pants
Small Conferences
Sociograms
Systematics
System Dynamics
T Groups
Verbal Simulation
Program Planning and Budgeting systems (PPBS)
Social-Technical-Economic-Political Anticipatory Intelligence
Index to sites
Bibliography of Cybernetics Systems
Journals about Cybernetics Systems
Tools for solving systems problems
Theses for Cybernetics Systems at SJSU
Links on Cybernetics Systems
Tools for future study
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