  In this paper, we propose the use of a modeling methodology based on the
notion of thing, with a focus on the current stage of research being on the
analysis phase of software system modeling. The object-oriented approach, which
takes the object as a central concept, provides the opportunity to explore
applying thinging to the reconceptualization of objects. Several
object-oriented examples are recast in terms of thing-oriented modeling. The
results indicate a positive development that leads to several possible options:
(1) supplementing the object orientation (OO) paradigm with additional
notations, and (2) promoting a further understanding of some aspect of the OO
paradigm. The possibility of developing a new approach in modeling based on
thinging also exists.
