Framing: Supporting Change for a System as an External Activity

Abstract

This thesis demonstrates how computer systems can aid people in organizations conceiving situations that change an organization's behavior. A theory of framing is proposed that describes how people in organizations use intents to recognize real world events that are relevant to an organization, conceive situations, and through a negotiation process construct new intents that can change an organization's behavior. A system called FRAMER was developed to demonstrate how the theory of framing can be used to aid people framing situations that change an organization's behavior. Two case studies are used to illustrate the utility of the theory of framing: one drawn from the strategic and operational planning required for an actual ADF operation, the second drawn from some of DSTO's internal planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA348307

Entities

People

  • John O'neill

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognitive Science
  • Command And Control
  • Community Of Practice
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Governments
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Ontologies
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design