There are systems all around us, if we know where to look. A family unit is one system, while the community in which we live is another. That community is part of a bigger system of a county or city.

Workplanning usually involves a confluence of top-down and bottom-up approaches in many organizations. Some broad annual guidance is given by the CEO, with Finance providing a budget forecast based on ...

The world is becoming more complex every day. The rate of change is also increasing, which means that the speed of commerce and globalization only adds to the complexity we need to cope with. This ...

Ten years ago, SSIR published a seminal article on using design thinking in social innovation. The concepts it outlined went on to become a major component of strategic changemaking by civil society ...

This module serves as a foundation and introduction to systems thinking in chemistry classes, introducing key terminology and concepts in systems thinking with specific ties to green and sustainable ...

A “one size fits all” approach to large-scale, global problems relies on what’s sometimes called linear or reductionist thinking. But many experts question whether it’s the right approach when it ...

Systems Thinking is a somewhat vague concept, but one that is getting increased attention thanks to the news about coronavirus. The premise is simple, but putting Systems Thinking into practice can be ...

Systems thinking methods are increasingly valued in modern society, and there are many excellent books describing these methods (e.g., Jackson, 2000), but it is unclear from reading these books how to ...

Organizations today are facing increasingly complex challenges, and the ability to plan three years down the road is becoming fuzzier given the rapid changes in technology and social dynamics. Leaders ...

Systems Thinking is a way of looking at the way things are made in the world and understanding how processes influence one another in a larger system. Linear thinking is a narrow way of looking at the ...

Find out what it is for, how it works and why it’s so important for businesses. Systems thinking is fundamental to understanding complex environments and proposing solutions to the challenges of our ...