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Systems Thinking Enabling a Systems Thinking World Systems Thinking World LinkedIn Discussion Group January 2010
Systems Thinking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Thoroughly Confused Yet? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A B
Do You Need Systems Thinking? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Implications of Systems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Implications of Systems (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Diagnosis v Analysis Quote from Russell Ackoff, Re-creating the Corporation
Levels of Awareness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Levels of Awareness (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Causal Loop Diagrams ,[object Object],thing 1 adds to thing 2 thing 1 subtracts from thing 2 sales adds to revenue product sales subtracts from finished goods inventory resources interact with productivity to add to finished goods inventory
Reinforcing Loop ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Balancing Loop ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Which Loop is Which ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Delay ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Emergent Characteristics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Systems Archetypes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Stock & Flow Diagrams ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Four Stock & Flow Primitives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Stock & Flow Interactions ,[object Object],[object Object]
Valid Interactions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sample Interaction ,[object Object],[object Object]
A Word of Caution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Limited Ability to Infer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Structure and Steady State
Consider the Following ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Implications ,[object Object]
It’s Just a Model ,[object Object],[object Object],*** REMEMBER *** All models are false Some models are useful
Levels of Understanding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Systems Thinking is Easy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Systems Exist ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why Become A Systems Thinker? Systems Thinking has the potential to provide you with a greater understanding of the world around you and more control over your life than any other subject you could possibly study!
Come Join Us Systems Thinking World Discussion Group on LinkedIn & FREE Systems Thinking Courses SystemsWiki.org

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  • 31. Why Become A Systems Thinker? Systems Thinking has the potential to provide you with a greater understanding of the world around you and more control over your life than any other subject you could possibly study!
  • 32. Come Join Us Systems Thinking World Discussion Group on LinkedIn & FREE Systems Thinking Courses SystemsWiki.org