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Engineer-it is uses the MediaWiki software platform but it is not 'wiki' i.e. there are limited editing rights. However, it is a 'live' resource that is expected to be continually extended and modified.   
Engineer-it is uses the MediaWiki software platform but it is not 'wiki' i.e. there are limited editing rights. However, it is a 'live' resource that is expected to be continually extended and modified.   


For more information about Engineer-it see [[Engineer-it:About|About]]  
For more information about Engineer-it see [[Engineer-it:About|About]]
 
=== System planning, engineered processes ===
Engineer-it is about:
 
* How to plan for a complex system
* How to cope with uncertainty
* How to engineer the processes that you use
* How to take advantage of every strategy that will help to achieve successful outcomes.
 
Planning can be defined as the formulation and implementation of processes.  The simple model of:
 
      Input ----->  process  -----> outcomes
 
prompts the observation that deep focus on the quality of the inputs to processes and on the quality of the processes themselves is critical for achieving successful outcomes.  When working with complex uncertainty, it is necessary to ensure that the processes used are the most appropriate in the context. In ''system planning'', such focus is applied to the overall process and to the sub-processes.
 
A main feature of an engineered process is that it is adapted to the context and kept under constant review.
 
System planning for structural design is discussed [[Structural design processes|here]]. The need for system planning for energy is discussed [[Energy planning#System planning|here]].


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Those who seek to address the complex problems of the modern world - sustainability, inequality, energy, climate change, waste, etc. - should use these strategies where they are appropriate.  All who have, or aspire to have, a responsible role in society should discipline their minds to use them.
Those who seek to address the complex problems of the modern world - sustainability, inequality, energy, climate change, waste, etc. - should use these strategies where they are appropriate.  All who have, or aspire to have, a responsible role in society should discipline their minds to use them.
=== 21<sup>st</sup> century skills ===
In an [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/want-the-best-schools-in-europe-try-estonia-zv87fvn7h article in The Times] on the success of the Estonian educational system that, according to the [https://www.oecd.org/pisa/ PISA assessment] is the best in Europe, an Estonian educator is quoted as saying:
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“Knowledge is important but, in the end, you need those 21st-century skills: critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration.
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While these are skills for all centuries, the phrase '21<sup>st</sup> century skills' can be used to imply that they are now more important than ever as, for example, we become increasingly aware that action is needed to limit the effects on the planet of human activities .
Eit is a resource to support the development of 21<sup>st</sup> century skills.
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