Systems view of life 🌐
The Spheres of Systems Change model illustrates different dimensions of change within a system (the spheres) and how changes dynamically interact across those dimensions. It encourages you to be aware of cause and effect relationships within and between each of the spheres, responding and adapting to those changes as you move through them.
Complex systems are inherently dynamic and unpredictable, their properties are emergent. An organic way to deal with emergence is the art to trust in having the right tools and techniques to adaptively cope with sudden surprises and challenges, if accepted as such.
-Systemic Design
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The Dance
1. Get the beat.
2. Listen to the wisdom of the system.
3. Expose your mental models to the open air.
4. Stay humble. Stay a learner.
5. Honor and protect information.
6. Locate responsibility in the system.
7. Make feedback policies for feedback systems.
8. Pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable.
9. Go for the good of ... See more
1. Get the beat.
2. Listen to the wisdom of the system.
3. Expose your mental models to the open air.
4. Stay humble. Stay a learner.
5. Honor and protect information.
6. Locate responsibility in the system.
7. Make feedback policies for feedback systems.
8. Pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable.
9. Go for the good of ... See more
Donella Meadows • Dancing With Systems
Berkana Two Loop Model
Panarchy of Adaptive Cycles, adapted and expanded from Gunderson & Holling (2001)
Energy moves in Waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that —energy, waves, patterns, rhythms. Nothing more. Nothing less. A dance.