by David Plummer

How To Use Systems Thinking To Understand And Communicate Complex Behaviours

Systems thinking provides a way to model complex behaviours which cannot be analysed with other approaches such as reductionism or linear thinking.

Understanding how to describe a system is an essential skill for identifying and communicating why systems behave the way they do.

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If you have attention to read only one paragraph read the last one; it’s nothing revelatory, but it’s a useful refrain. If you have enough attention for two go with the second last one, it offers a nice structure and the tools to systematically approach…systems ^^’

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[intro] The system is more than its parts

(…ok…)

[anecdote] Why does traffic stop on the motorway?

(…because it’s a system?)

[definition] What is a system?

(…I guess you’re about to tell me)

[elements] Defining a system

(…that’s interesting)

[THM] Why use systems thinking?

(…please…)