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The Complete Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning
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The Complete Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning

by Stephen G. Haines
January 2000
Beginner content levelBeginner
400 pages
12h 18m
English
HRD Press
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REFACE
From Theory to Practice
System:
A set of components that work together for the overall objective of the whole.
Systems Thinking:
A new way to view, filter, and mentally frame what we see in the world.
It is based on our world view whereby we see the entity or unit first as a whole, with its fit
and relationships to its environment as primary concerns.
In systems thinking, the whole is primary and the parts are secondary.
It is finding patterns and relationships, and learning to reinforce or change these patterns
to achieve your outcomes.
This is a shift from seeing elements, structures, functions, and events to seeing the
process and ...
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