"Systems Thinking" sounds both important and difficult. And it is! But it's also an incredibly powerful approach to dealing with the inherent complexity of the world we live in.
Most of the really important problems in the world occur in complex, adaptive systems: homelessness, unemployment, poverty, pollution and environmental damage, substance abuse--these are all problems of systems. In the business world, all competition occurs in complex, adaptive systems. Leaders w...
Where does the system start and end? This is a tough question, but it's also extremely important.
What are the differences between the individual elements and their behaviors inside the system? How do those differences affect system overall?
