Principles
Wholeness
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (the property of the whole, not the property…
Openness
Living systems can only be understood in the context of its environment.
Purposefulness
What you know about how they do what they do leads to understanding WHY they do what they do.
Patterns
Cause and effect is iterative, not linear, predictable or one-directional. Identifying the…
Multidimensionality
To see complementary relations in opposing tendencies and to create feasible wholes with…
Counterintuitive
Actions intended to produce a desired outcome may generate opposite results.
Innovation Process
In Practice
Tools
Here’s our list of worksheets, presentations, exercises, diagrams, audio materials and other…
Behaviors
On becoming a systems thinker; an exploration of the habits & behaviors of systems thinkers.
Practice & Projects
Examples of systems thinking activities and an exploration of systems thinking projects in…