Systems design

SDM student and group recognized as Graduate Women of Excellence

James Utterback honored as exemplar of excellenceProfessor was honored by KU Leuven at its bi-annual Leuven International Forum.

System Design and Management student establishes MIT’s first mining clubMining, Oil and Gas Club has sparked interest outside of MIT, notes Juan Esteban Montero.

Destination knownLeaders for Global Operations student Jan Ma plans to explore the world, and make it better.

Paying it forward through engineeringSystem Design and Management student aims to improve the world.

A world of OCW benefits: Powering career advancementZiya Deniz Eralp’s search for management information and training led him to OCW and ultimately to MIT's System Design and Management Program.

Better product design through a simple square chartHow Design Structure Matrix analysis has helped heavyweight companies improve their products, production lines and organizations.

Aircraft engineered with failure in mind may last longerNew design approach tailors planes to fly in the face of likely failures.

The secrets of the systemMIT’s venerable Beer Game, a table contest, sheds light on the mysteries of manufacturing and the difficulties of running a business.

ESD Interim Director Joseph Sussman discusses the case for complex sociotechnical systems as a new field of studyDelivers annual Charles L. Miller Lecture

A rocket man settles into SDM

Marwan Hussein SDM '12: Complexity and Interplanetary Space Systems

Haibo Wang, SDM ’12: Systems thinking makes surgeries safer

Solhee Lee, SDM ’12: systems thinking for the next generation

Rajesh Nair, SDM ’12: systems thinking for looking ahead and paying forward

Katy O’Brien, SDM ’12: the power of engineering and management

Michael Seelhof, SDM '12: a banker adds theory to experience in managing complexity

Ming Fai Wong, SDM '12: A systems approach to Singapore's IT

Jake Whitcomb, SDM '12: Sustainability Requires Systems Engineering

Systems thinking conference highlights practical applications in healthcare, education, product development

MIT team wins Berkeley-Stanford Green Entrepreneurship CompetitionTwo MIT Leaders for Global Operations students and their MIT colleagues take home prize after pitching U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

Skype chief evangelist joins MIT SDM program

From family farm to MITDeere & Company product engineer heads to MIT to learn about systems engineering, systems thinking

A systems-based approach to military leadership

Rubin appointed SDM's industry co-directorMIT graduate brings 17 years of industry experience to System Design and Management Program