Incose symposium
INCOSE IS 2026: Beyond Digital Engineering: Seeking Wa in SE
While Digital Engineering (DE) continues to be a driving force in developing complex systems, today’s societal challenges demand a more profound leap forward. The 2026 symposium will center on harmonizing emerging technologies with the irreplaceable power of human creativity and Kansei (sensibility), all guided by Wa, the Japanese concept of harmony.
How can Human Systems Integration (HSI) forge this essential synergy and effectively blend human ingenuity, Kansei, and advanced technologies like AI? What vital skills will systems engineers need to thrive in this new era of evolving DE? This focus on a human-centric, nature-harmonized approach will illuminate the path for systems engineering to not just adapt, but to lead the shaping of our future world.
June 13
- How to orchestrate in ecosystems
Gerrit Muller, TNO-ESI / University of South-Eastern Norway - Beyond the V-Model: Linking Governance, Design Reasoning, and System Realisation
Erik Puik, Fontys University of Applied Science -
Taming Complexity: The CASA Mindset for Systems Engineers
Ger Schoeber, High Tech Institute BV
June 14
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How to Engineer Systems as Start-up or in Disruptive Circumstances?
Gerrit Muller, TNO-ESI / University of South-Eastern Norway
June 17
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Extended INCOSE Framework - Findings from the NXTGEN Systems Engineering Project
Joana Teixeira, TNO-ESI and Dipl. Ing./MSc Sapfo Tsoutsou, Eindhoven University of Technology

