Scribd
Upload
144 views

Systems Thinking 1

Systems thinking is a holistic approach that focuses on integrating information from different sources and types to understand systems as a whole. It examines the linkages and interactions between system components and how they work together to produce behaviors. A system is more than the sum of its parts, with interconnections through information flows determining system behavior. Systems thinking considers systems holistically rather than by individual elements and focuses on understanding feedback and emergent properties.

Uploaded by

Hari Dewanto
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
144 views

Systems Thinking 1

Systems thinking is a holistic approach that focuses on integrating information from different sources and types to understand systems as a whole. It examines the linkages and interactions between system components and how they work together to produce behaviors. A system is more than the sum of its parts, with interconnections through information flows determining system behavior. Systems thinking considers systems holistically rather than by individual elements and focuses on understanding feedback and emergent properties.

Uploaded by

Hari Dewanto
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 35

SYSTEMS THINKING

DEFINITION
The focus is integrating
information from
different sources and
different types.
Examines the linkages
Cognitive process of and interactions
studying and between the
understanding systems components that
of every kind. comprise the entirety
of that defined system.

Systems

Thinking
WHAT IS A SYSTEM?

A set of elements or parts that is coherently


organized and interconnected in a pattern
or structure that produces a characteristic
set of behaviors, often classified as its
“function” or “purpose.” (Donella
Meadows)
COMPONENTS OF A SYSTEM

Inter-
Elements connections
Function
ELEMENTS

• Typically the most


obvious part of a dynamic
system.
• Changing elements often
has very little effect on the
system.
Elements
INTERCONNECTIONS

• Often involve the flow


of information.
• Changing relationships usually
changes system behavior.

Inter-
connections

Image Source: Creative Commons by ~IconTexto


FUNCTION

• Typically the least obvious part of a dynamic system.


• A change in purpose changes a system profoundly.

Function

Image Source: Antique Radios


SYSTEMS: KEY POINTS
• A system is more than the sum of its parts.
• Many of the interconnections in systems operate through the
flow of information.
• The least obvious part of the system, its function or purpose, is often
the most crucial determinate of the system’s behavior.
• System structure is the source of system behavior. System
behavior reveals itself as a series of events over time.
TENETS OF SYSTEMS THINKING

Interdependence
of objects and Holistic
Goal seeking
their attributes approach

Transformation
Inputs and of inputs to
outputs outputs
TENETS OF SYSTEMS THINKING

Entropy Regulation Hierarchy

Convergence
Differentiation and
divergence
SYSTEMS THINKING DIAGRAM

Source: Wikipedia
SYSTEM 1 VS SYSTEM 2 THINKING
SYSTEM 1 VS SYSTEM 2 THINKING

• System 1 and System 2 are two distinct modes of decision


making:
• System 1 is an automatic, fast and often unconscious way of
thinking. It is autonomous and efficient, requiring little energy
or attention, but is prone to biases and systematic errors.
• System 2 is an effortful, slow and controlled way of thinking. It
requires energy and can’t work without attention but, once
engaged, it has the ability to filter the instincts of System 1.
EXAMPLES OF SYSTEM 2 THINKING

• How would you decide :


• Which college to attend?
• Which house to buy? or
• Whether to change careers?
• These are the types of decisions that engage System 2. They
require attention and slow, effortful, considered responses.
EXAMPLES OF SYSTEM 1 THINKING

• How would you decide:


• Which seat to take in a waiting room?
• Which chicken dish to buy? or
• Whether to change sketch pen colors?
• System 1 is capable of making quick decisions, based
on very little information.
THINKING IN SYSTEMS

“The problems we have


created in the world today will
not be solved by the level of
thinking that created them.”
--Albert Einstein
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
Image Source: Waters Foundation
SYSTEMS THINKING MODEL
MODELING INFLUENZA
CONCLUSION

• The leadership challenge is accentuated by the realization that for every


legitimate, official or consciously designed system (which is intended to be and is
supposedly rational) there is a shadow system. The shadow system is where all
the non-rational issues reside; e.g. politics, trust, hopes, ambitions, greed,
favors, power struggles, etc.

• The system can confuse, overpower, block, and fail leadership. But leadership
can fail the system. A major failure of leadership within, across or down an
organization is referred to as ‘systemic’.

• Here systems thinking can go a long way to mitigate problems.


REFERENCES

http://www.systemicleadershipinstitute.org/systemic-
leadership/theories/basic-principles-of-systems-thinking-as-applied-to-
management-and-leadership-2/, accessed on 20th May 2017.

www.wikipedia.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_thinking,
accessed on 20th May 2017.

http://upfrontanalytics.com/market-research-system-1-vs-system-2- decision-making/
, accessed on 20th May 2017.

www.slideshare.com, https://www.slideshare.net/pwoessner/systems- thinking-lli2012


, accessed on 20th May 2017.
THANKS

You might also like