Chapter II—Application: Standard Systems Dynamics53
Tool #5#4 Systems Question—Looking at Relationships
Application of Systems Dynamics #9: Hierarchy; #10: Subsystems;
as well as the Seven Levels
A. “What Is the Relationship of X to Y?”
In overview terms, you are always looking at the relationship of the part/event to both (1) the
overall system outcomes, and (2) all other parts and events within the system.
•In systems, the whole is primary and the parts/events are secondary. And the parts are
only important within their relationship to other parts/events.
•Balance and optimization is the key—not dominance and maximization of a single part.
•In ...
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