Not Under Command

Command Dialogues

We propose a formal representation of imperatives in computational systems, and a multi-agent dialogue protocol to argue over these. Our representation treats a command as a presumptive argument for an action to be executed by a designated agent, together with a set of associated critical questions whose answers may defeat the presumption. The critical questions enable the identification of att...

Command Revisited

This pattern revisits the Command [GoF] and Command Processor [POSA1] patterns. The reasons for this revisiting is that we think that the Command and Command Processor patterns do not really capture the essence of what the Command pattern is. We think that Command is basically a way to emulate the concept of closures in object-oriented languages that don't natively have this feature. The Comman...

Command Index

Effects Hospital Incident Command System Establishment on Disaster Preparedness of Tehran Hospitals Affiliated to Law Enforcement Staff Under Simulated Conditions

Background: Hospitals as the essential health service providers should manage their performance during incidents and disasters. The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is helpful in this regard. The establishment of this system assists the hospital disaster risk management committee to get prepared in emergency situations. This study aimed to assess the effect of HICS establishment on prepa...

Beyond Command and Control: Sense Making under Large World Uncertainty GUEST EDITOR

In order to take charge of discourses about the future, this article argues for the construction of robust, coherent visions that can be used both to communicate and impose our view upon others and to provide those with whom we are working with a clear basis from which to develop local strategy that remains consistent with our broader aims. To achieve this, an integrative approach to interactio...