
270 The Complete Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning
Tool #44 The Rollercoaster of Change
Application of Natural Cycles of Change;
and the Seven Levels of Living Systems
Systems move in natural cycles and circles, but many people think and try to work in straight
lines. Keep in mind that the
Rollercoaster of Change
SM
is in many ways a natural and normal
part of planning and change.
We see straight lines and structure, but reality is really made up of circles, because of our
language, which is left-to-right.
The cycles of change, input, throughput, output, and feedback from the environment repeat
endlessly throughout all seven levels of living systems ...