objects/multiple-perspectives-reason.html

Reasons for using multiple approaches to examine problems

Approaches include:

Formulating the problem: What do you consider a problem?

Different types of exploration: historical, direct observation, measurement

There are methods and approaches that different disciplines use:

stock and flow "systems" good for tracking energy or material

network good for revealing multitude of connections

uncertainty identifies what we don't know

games compare potential outcomes even under high uncertainty

optimization good for solving problems with high KVC

scientific adaptive management undertake management experiments

Different methods provide different types of information

Using multiple approaches:

bring in all these different types of information

may represent different underlying worldviews more fully

stock and flow "systems"	good for tracking energy or material
network	good for revealing multitude of connections
uncertainty	identifies what we don't know
games	compare potential outcomes even under high uncertainty
optimization	good for solving problems with high KVC
scientific adaptive management	undertake management experiments

objects/multiple-perspectives-reason.html

Reasons for using multiple approaches to examine problems

Approaches include:

Different methods provide different types of information

Using multiple approaches:

We can make objective statements about values