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 +====Key Elements in Susaf====
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 +The 5 dimensions of Sustainability :
 +  * The [[ixc2024:impactassessment:environmental|Environmental]] dimension is about conserving natural resources and protect global ecosystems to support health and wellbeing, now and in the future
 +  * The [[ixc2024:impactassessment:economic|Economic]] dimension is concerned with finance, profit, investment
 +  * The [[ixc2024:impactassessment:social|Social]] dimension covers relationships between individuals and groups.
 +  * The [[ixc2024:impactassessment:individual|Individual]] dimension focus on o the maintenance of individual human capital
 +  * The [[ixc2024:impactassessment:technical|Technical]] dimension refers to maintenance and evolution, resilience of IT products, services or software systems. 
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 ====Susaf Process==== ====Susaf Process====
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   * Do not worry if you are not able to comment on all ideas   * Do not worry if you are not able to comment on all ideas
  
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 +After gathering all your effects, decide which ideas are worth capturing and focussing on. The chosen ideas can then be classified in the SUSAF diagram based on their likelihood and the level of their impact 
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 === Analysis === === Analysis ===
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 +Before going into this phase, you should know about First, Second and Third order effects (which are described in the SUSAF book). But in simple words first order effects are immediate or direct consequences of an action, second order effects are Indirect consequences that follow the first order effects, and finally third order effects are the long-term changes that can significantly alter the environment in which the initial action took place.
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 +In this phase, you should try to “relate” the short and long term effects of each dimension (that we have already discovered in the previous phases) to get the chain of effects.
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 +Think from this perspective, that you want to know the broader implications of your IT product/service. Having a chain of effects can help you prevent unintended outcomes, strategic planning and robust decision making. 
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 +First mention the effects (from likelihood and impact matrix) in specific dimensions and order a susad diagram, and then try to see what each effect leads to. And if one effect leads to another we connect them using an arrow.
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 === Synthesis === === Synthesis ===
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 +In this phase, you should try to find challenges and opportunities and think about how to utilize opportunities and how to deal with challenges.
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 +For example, i am taking IT product “ChatGPT” to identify opportunities, threats in different dimensions and what actions can be taken for them.
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 +**Social Dimension**
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 +**Opportunity:** Foster collaboration and communication among users and developers
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 +**Threat:** Over-reliance on ChatGPT may diminish users' critical thinking abilities, resulting in dependency and potential cognitive drawbacks.
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 +**Action to Harness Opportunity:** Develop community forums like stackoverflow. 
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 +**Action to Mitigate Threat:** Implement advanced fact-checking and source-verification algorithms within the AI to reduce the risk of disseminating misinformation. 
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 +**Economic Dimension**
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 +**Opportunity:** Tap into a lucrative B2B market tailoring ChatGPT for specific enterprise needs.
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 +**Threat:** Job displacement due to automation and AI.
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 +**Action to Harness Opportunity:** Offer customized solutions for customer service, data analysis, and automation needs for enterprises.
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 +**Action to Mitigate Threat:** Develop re-skilling programs for affected employees and invest in new job creation that AI and automation can bring.
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