Inside OR

The July 2025 edition of the newsletter of The OR Society

HALF CENTURY OF PETER CHECKLAND’S SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY by Alberto Paucar-Cacerers

Over 50 years ago, Peter Checkland introduced systems thinking as a management approach. In the years that followed, he and his colleagues at Lancaster University questioned the limits of ‘hard’ systems thinking and, through action research, developed a new methodology—shifting the systemic focus from the real world to the process of enquiry itself.

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MODELLING MATTERS: ARE MODELS THE END OF THE STORY? by Tim Gent

In our last article, we explored the tough questions modellers must ask to set their work up for success. But what does ‘successful modelling’ really mean? Is delivering results enough, or is there more to it? (Spoiler: there is.) Let’s unpack the challenges that can arise—and how to handle them.

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