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Research interests
My work is developing and using systems thinking to help manage the inevitable uncertainty in any engineering project. There is an urgent need to improve our understanding and our ability to identify and control the technical 'hard systems' risks that are embedded in human and organisational 'soft system' risks. We need to do this to manage change and to prevent harm to people and our environment and to create opportunities. We have to find ways of learning better from our collective experience and combat organisational 'silos'. The theme of systems thinking is integration
Research interests
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External positions
President, Institution of Structural Engineers
2001 → 2002
Non Executive Director, Bristol Water
2000 → 2009
Consultant, Craddy Pitchers Consulting Engineers
1981 → 2005
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Cabot Institute Environmental Change Research
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND THE SEISMIC VULNERABILITY OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS
21/06/99 → 21/07/99
Project: Research
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Research output
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Practical wisdom in an age of computerisation
Blockley, D. I., 25 Aug 2020, In: Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems. 37, 4, p. 197-213 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Creativity, Problem Solving and Aesthetics in Engineering: Today's Engineers turning dreams into reality
Blockley, D. I., 10 Feb 2020, Switzerland: Springer.Research output: Book/Report › Authored book
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Building Bridges between theory and Practice
Blockley, D. I., 31 Jan 2020, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. 311 p.Research output: Book/Report › Authored book
Prizes
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George Stephenson Medal
Blockley, David I (Recipient) & Henderson, JR (Recipient), 1981
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Author of the Year
Blockley, David I (Recipient) & Godfrey, Patrick S (Recipient), 2001
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Activities
- 2 Festival, exhibition, performance
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Talk
David I Blockley (Participant)
27 Mar 2012Activity: Talk or presentation types › Festival, exhibition, performance
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Talk on VSI Engineering
David I Blockley (Speaker)
17 Sept 2011Activity: Talk or presentation types › Festival, exhibition, performance