CHAPTER 12

Principle 7: Systems Thinking

Each life reverberates in every other life. Whether or not we acknowledge it, we are connected, woven together in our needs and desires, rich and poor, men and women alike.

—Susan Griffin

Definition

We live in a complex, interconnected, cocreated world, and, in order to better understand and tackle individual and organizational issues, we have to take into account the different systems and contexts that mutually influence one another.

Julia: It’s clear why this is important: because too much in our education is presented in a fragmented fashion, as if subjects existed in isolation. But every issue is interconnected with many other factors. I think this also relates to expanding our own thinking, to training ...

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