Research note

Soft Systems Thinking in AI

Applying Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology to the design of AI-driven processes.

Systems Thinking & Theory

Checkland's SSM was developed for human activity systems — messy, political, subjective. Its principles translate well to AI system design. Not all problems are structured. SSM teaches us to model the situation, not just the solution.

Feedback loops become essential — not just for model training, but for understanding how the system changes the environment it operates in.

Concepts

[Context Awareness] [Feedback Loops] [Rich Pictures]