The Complete Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning

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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 ...