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Communication
Talking Resilience: Embedded Natural Language Cyber-Organizations by Design
by Andrea Tomassi, Andrea Falegnami and Elpidio Romano
Systems 2025, 13(4), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/systems13040247 - 2 Apr 2025
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This communication examines the interplay between linguistic mediation and knowledge conversion in cyber-sociotechnical systems (CSTSs) via the WAx framework, which outlines various work representations and eight key conversion activities. Grounded in enactivist principles, we argue that language is a dynamic mechanism that shapes, [...] Read more.
This communication examines the interplay between linguistic mediation and knowledge conversion in cyber-sociotechnical systems (CSTSs) via the WAx framework, which outlines various work representations and eight key conversion activities. Grounded in enactivist principles, we argue that language is a dynamic mechanism that shapes, and is shaped by, human–machine interactions, enhancing system resilience and adaptability. By integrating the concepts of simplexity, complixity, and complexity compression, we illustrate how complex cognitive and operational processes can be selectively condensed into efficient outcomes. A case study of a chatbot-based customer support system demonstrates how the phases of socialization, introspection, externalization, combination, internalization, conceptualization, reification, and influence collaboratively drive the evolution of resilient CSTS designs. Our findings indicate that natural language serves as a bridging tool for effective sense-making, adaptive coordination, and continuous learning, offering novel insights into designing technologically advanced, socially grounded, and evolving sociotechnical systems. Full article
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Resilience Analysis Grid–Rasch Rating Scale Model for Measuring Organizational Resilience Potential
by Andrea Falegnami, Andrea Tomassi, Giuseppe Corbelli and Elpidio Romano
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(4), 1695; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15041695 - 7 Feb 2025
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This paper presents a novel method for measuring organizational resilience by integrating the Rasch model into the Resilience Analysis Grid (RAG), providing a robust and objective tool for cross-sectional resilience studies. By treating the four cornerstones of resilience as abilities, Rasch’s model allows [...] Read more.
This paper presents a novel method for measuring organizational resilience by integrating the Rasch model into the Resilience Analysis Grid (RAG), providing a robust and objective tool for cross-sectional resilience studies. By treating the four cornerstones of resilience as abilities, Rasch’s model allows for an assessment that positions both the difficulty of the items and the organizations’ ability along a common scale. The requirement is the availability of a number of different organizations to be assessed. We employ a dataset generated through an artificial simulation and analyzed in a controlled environment, demonstrating the potential of Rasch-based resilience assessments to provide accurate, comparable, and scalable results in different organizational contexts. The traditional RAG is designed without a normative reference group, which makes it challenging to evaluate its results. The proposed model overcomes this limitation by offering a measurement scale on which different organizations can be placed without the need to use a normative group, facilitating the more consistent and timely monitoring of systems. This novel approach to quantifying resilience potentials highlights the transformative role of digital technologies in improving workplace safety and resilience. It advances resilience engineering and occupational health and safety practices in complex environments like manufacturing and industrial sectors. Full article
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Communication
Managing Complexity in Socio-Technical Systems by Mimicking Emergent Simplicities in Nature: A Brief Communication
by Andrea Falegnami, Andrea Tomassi, Giuseppe Corbelli and Elpidio Romano
Biomimetics 2024, 9(6), 322; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9060322 - 28 May 2024
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In the context of socio-technical systems, traditional engineering approaches are inadequate, calling for a fundamental change in perspective. A different approach encourages viewing socio-technical systems as complex living entities rather than through a simplistic lens, which enhances our understanding of their dynamics. However, [...] Read more.
In the context of socio-technical systems, traditional engineering approaches are inadequate, calling for a fundamental change in perspective. A different approach encourages viewing socio-technical systems as complex living entities rather than through a simplistic lens, which enhances our understanding of their dynamics. However, these systems are designed to facilitate human activities, and the goal is not only to comprehend how they operate but also to guide their function. Currently, we lack the appropriate terminology. Hence, we introduce two principal concepts, simplexity and complixity, drawing inspiration from how nature conceals intricate mechanisms beneath straightforward, user-friendly interfaces. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue A Systems Approach to BioInspired Design)
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