Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Conceptual framework: Differences (continued)

• Predictability
  • Allows for anticipation of future state of system
    • Natural systems
      • More challenging to understand and modify
      • Partly due to adaptive and non-linear nature
      • Even simple natural systems difficult to predict
    • Engineered systems
      • Easier to understand and maintain
      • Higher complexity increases operator demand
      • Maintenance and prediction are possible