This book demonstrates that innovative ideas are systematically constructed in the creative space spanned by the dimensions of systems thinking and knowledge management. Readers will be introduced to this proposition in the final chapter, after learning about the key innovation theories, design...

Industrial ecology introduced a new paradigm of principles and tools useful to academic analysis and decision support activities for industry and policymakers. This paper presents a view of the state of the art of industrial ecology, encompassing the four major theoretical traditions comprising...

In order to transform information into knowledge it is necessary to know the logical structure of the reality sought. Knowledge does not represent a direct economic value since it does not add value that can be measured in results. It is the work undertaken with the knowledge what adds economic...

They comprise objects that have functionality, an intermediate stage between a concept and its operation.The functional object allows the intermediating of the value addition, so that it can be later used to develop the operational added value. Functional objects are often interfaces with other...

They are complex objects that develop an added value in themselves. They generate an energy transformation in such a way that it cannot be used to add value to a function other than that implicit in the object’s purpose. They are transforming systems; therefore, they have a high entropy level....

Operational Objects are those whose aim is to generate an appropriate value for the people handling them. This means that the operational objects should produce “incomes”. Operational objects are centered on processes, with non-ambiguous methodologies and implicit quality control systems....

The Unicist Business Process Model uses the model defined with the Unicist Business Modeler and transforms it into strategic actions and organizational design. Thus the business process becomes defined and it is possible to introduce business objects and systems to install the necessary...

A recent International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) article by Fadi El-Jardali and colleagues makes an important contribution to the literature on health system strengthening by reporting on a survey of healthcare stakeholders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) about...