4) Systems Thinking with Conceptual Blending Systems thinking involves seeing different topics/areas as systems with their own subsystems, that all inform one large system. Below, the right concepts show systems thinking, whereas the left is more-so typical analytical thinking.
systems thinking does not concentrate on basic building blocks but rather on basic principles of organization. Systems thinking is “contextual,” which is the opposite of analytical thinking. Analysis means taking something apart in order to understand it; systems thinking means putting it into the context of a larger whole.
There are two fundamental aspects to seeing systems: seeing patterns of interdependency and seeing into the future. The ability to see interdependencies can be aided by tools like systems diagrams, but can also arise from stories, pictures, and songs. Seeing into the future starts with knowing how to interpret signs that are present today but go un
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