Learning Systems Thinking

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The following are a set of references which are considered to provide sound support for someone endeavoring to learn more about Systems Thinking.

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Organizations

Creative Learning Exchange

Their mission is to develop Systems Citizens in K-12 education who use systems thinking, system dynamics, and an active, learner-centered approach to meet the interconnected challenges that face them at personal, community, and global levels.

Systems Thinking in Schools A Waters Foundation Project

Their vision is to deliver academic and lifetime benefits to students through the effective application of systems thinking concepts, habits and tools in classroom instruction and school improvement.

Systems Thinking World

Numerous activities in support of the adoption of a Systemic Perspective.

Self-Study Programs

Applying Systems Thinking and Common Archetypes to Organizational Issues from isee systems

How your organization thinks about problems has a lot to do with the quality of solutions it applies. All too often, organizations rush through problem solving, overlook the relationships between contributing factors, and fail to test assumptions before implementing an ineffective “fix.”

Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach from Open University

Do you need to change the way you think when faced with a complex situation? This unit examines how systemic thinking and practice enables you to cope with the connections between things, events and ideas. By taking a broader perspective complexity becomes manageable and it is easier to accept that gaps in knowledge can be acceptable.

Model Thinking by Scott E Page at University of Michigan

We live in a complex world with diverse people, firms, and governments whose behaviors aggregate to produce novel, unexpected phenomena. We see political uprisings, market crashes, and a never ending array of social trends. How do we make sense of it?
Models. Evidence shows that people who think with models consistently outperform those who don't. And, moreover people who think with lots of models outperform people who use only one.

System Dynamics in Education A Guided Study Program

The System Dynamics in Education Project's (SDEP) Guided Study program was a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) course offered to increase understanding of System Dynamics and its applicability to K-12 Education.

System Dynamics Road Maps

Road Maps is a self-study guide to learning system dynamics. It is organized as a series of chapters, and was developed by the System Dynamics in Education Project (SDEP) at MIT under the direction of Professor Jay Forrester. Ten chapters of Road Maps are available for download. Road Maps teaches the reader how to identify different kinds of systems all around us and how to model these systems. Road Maps can be a resource for both beginners and advanced system dynamics modelers, and requires no previous system dynamics knowledge and only basic math skills.

System Dynamics Self Study MIT Open Courseware

Many books and thousands of papers cover the field of system dynamics. With all of these resources available, it can be difficult to know where to begin. The System Dynamics in Education Project at MIT put together these resources to help people sort through the vast library of books and papers on system dynamics. This course site includes a collection of papers and computer exercises entitled “Road Maps,” as well as a collection of assignments and solutions that were initially part of a guided study to system dynamics. Note that while the level of the course indicated in the upper right corner of the screen is "Undergraduate / Graduate," the material is suitable for people ranging from K-12 students to chief executives of corporations.

Systems Thinking METU Open Course Ware

Inquiry and research. Methods of science. Fundamental systems concepts and notions. Systems thinking as a mode of inquiry; historical and methodological account. Contrasting and clarifying the systems position vis-à-vis science. The relation between systems thinking and operational research. Principal stains of systems thinking and the systems approaches.

Systemic Perspective Series

A series of programs intended to support the development of one's capacity to develop an understanding of a situation to an extent where, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, a strategy may be developed, and appropriate action may be taken, for addressing the situation with a high level of confidence that implementing the strategy will produce the intentioned results and there is not likely to be a myriad of unexpected consequences.
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Systems Thinking and Practice from Open University

What is systems thinking and practice? The essence of systems thinking and practice is in ‘seeing’ the world in a particular way, because how you ‘see’ things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks. This unit will help you to learn about the problems of defining a system and meet some of the key concepts used in systems theory: boundary, environment, positive and negative feedback, etc.

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Other eLearning

Additional Resources
Systems Thinking World Discussions
Systems Thinking World Q&A * Gene Bellinger
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