Systems Thinking Intro – Notion Productivity Series
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Systems Thinking Intro – Notion Productivity Series
- Discover, describe and define: In order to create effective solutions, we need to have a deep understanding of what is going on.
- Create meaningful change: In systems thinking lingo, you might call this an intervention.
- Measure: Continually learn from and adapt the system
Boxes and Arrows • Activating Change: A Designer’s Guide to Systems Thinking - Boxes and Arrows
So what is systems thinking? In his book The Fifth Discipline , Peter Senge gives a systems thinking definition as “A discipline for seeing wholes. It is a framework for seeing interrelationships rather than things, for seeing patterns of change rather than static ‘snapshots.’ And systems thinking is a sensibility—for the subtle interconnectedness ... See more
Systems Thinking vs Design Thinking, What’s the Difference?
So what is a system? Simply a set of things that are interconnected in ways that produce distinct patterns of behaviour – be they cells in an organism, protestors in a crowd, birds in a flock, members of a family, or banks in a financial network. And it is the relationships between the individual parts – shaped by their stocks and flows, feedbacks,
... See moreKate Raworth • Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
Human beings create systems in order to manage what would otherwise be a chaotic experience of the world. A system (for example, an economy) creates a pattern within which we can engage in a recurring process (such as economic exchange) toward a particular purpose (in this case, wealth creation). Once we have a system, we can examine its effects an
... See moreCarol Sanford • The Regenerative Business
Systems thinking requires a shift in mindset, away from linear to circular. The fundamental principle of this shift is that everything is interconnected. We talk about interconnectedness not in a spiritual way, but in a biological sciences way.