Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking takes the view that any problem we’re working on is part of a larger, interconnected system. Instead of making a quick fix, Systems Thinking encourages us to work with our team to discover the larger context that surrounds our current problem.
Resource Links
- Dancing with Systems
- Guidelines for Drawing Causal Loop Diagrams
- Habits of a Systems Thinker
- Leverage Points Places to Intervene in a System
- also as a video: “In a World of “Systems”
- Peter Senge and the learning organization
- Russ Ackoff (helped establish Systems Thinking) – a short video
- An Overview of the Soft Systems Methodology
- Systems Practice, Abridged
- Systems Thinking
- Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking
- Why Systems Thinking? - Along with a good description of why, they also have a free course.
Systems Thinking Books
- SystemsOne: An Introduction to Systems Thinking - Draper Kauffman (only 48 pages long and free)
- Making Work Systems Better - Luc Hoebeke (pdf)
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer_ – Donella Meadows - The Systems Bible: The Beginner’s Guide to Systems Large and Small – John Gall - Beyond Connecting the Dots – (free book)