Applying Systems Thinking and
Common Archetypes to Organizational Issues

Module 1: Why the Systems View?

Exercise: Impediments to Thinking and Acting Systemically

Estimated Time: 3 minutes

Purpose: Given the benefit we recognize from looking at and analyzing issues from a systemic perspective, why is it that we don't do it more often?

Instructions: From your own experience, reflect on why you and others you work with don't think and act systemically more often. On your own paper, make a list of those reasons.

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• Overview
• Getting Started
• Course Syllabus
• Module 1: Why the Systems View?
  • About This Module
  • The Case of Acme Inc.
    • A Typical View
    • A Systems View
    • Exercise: The Difference Between a Typical and a Systems View
    • Exercise: Impediments to Thinking and Acting Systematically
  • Overview of the Steps in Systems Thinking
  • Where Systems Thinking Adds Value
  • Module Summary
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Module 2: Organizational Learning and Systems Thinking Framework
• Module 3: Systems Language
• Module 4: Planning Interventions
• Module 5: Mental Models and Productive Conversation
• Module 6: Systems Archetypes
• Module 7: The Steps in Systems Thinking
• Module 8: Systems Thinking on the Job
• Course Library