Reply to discussion by D. Blockley of the CEES Special Issue on the body of knowledge for CE systems engineers

ABSTRACT

This reply to David Blockley’s discussion addresses the issue of relevant knowledge, the need for an ability to learn, the distinction between types of system, the need to expand our understanding of uncertainty, implications for education and the incompleteness of the body of knowledge referred to in the BOK Special Issue of Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems.

KEYWORDS:

• Complexity
• intricacy
• learning
• education
• civil
• engineering
• systems

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Notes

1 English speakers might find cynefin difficult to pronounce, as it uses Welsh letter sounds, which are often different from English. Try the name ‘Kevin’ with the addition of ‘un’ as in ‘bun’, thus: ‘kunevin’. The stress should be on the ‘e’.

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