Why do you need to learn systems thinking?
Systems thinking is an effective process of describing systems.
Systems thinking helps us to see the big picture, such as overall structures and patterns.
Systems thinking allows us to identify the real causes of problems in systems and organisations.
Systems thinking helps us to redesign existing systems and create new systems.
What is systems thinking?
Systems thinking is a process to understand simple or complex systems, using four simple steps distinction, system, relationships, perspective.
The process is in four simple phases:
- Distinctions: differentiate between and among systems, organisations, structures, or ideas. Use the following questions in this phase: What is …? What is not …?
- Systems: identify elements, parts, subsystems, or ideas within a system, organisation, structure, or idea. Use the following question in this phase: What are the parts of this …?
- Relationships: understanding relationships among elements, parts, subsystems, or ideas. Use the following questions in this phase: What is the relationship between these parts? How can this part affect that part?
- Perspectives: looking at the system from a different point of view and angles. Use the following question in this phase: Can we see … from a different point of view?
Here are examples to improve your systems thinking process:
Example of distinctions in systems thinking:
Example of system in systems thinking:
Example of relationships in systems thinking:
Example of perspective in systems thinking:
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