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The Systems Thinker

Books & Publications

The Systems Thinker

Michael Goodman

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Systems Thinking

Upstream Thinking

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This is an article exploring the benefits of applying systems thinking in the work-place. If you’re intrigued by the possibility of looking at problems in new ways you may find this useful. The following tips are designed to get you started, whether you’re trying to introduce systems thinking in your company or attempting to implement the tools in an organization that already supports this approach.

The article explores these questions:

What does systems thinking involve?
Why use systems thinking?
When should we use systems thinking?
Where should we start?
How do we use systems thinking tools?
How do we know that we’ve “got it”?