| Systems
Thinking
What
Is Systems Thinking?
A Different Way of Thinking
Principles of Systems Thinking
Balancing Short Term & Long
Term
The Big Picture
Systems Aren't Linear
Quantitative & Qualitative Data
Visual Models
The Connection Between Systems Thinking
& Simulation
Systems
Aren't Linear
Cause
and effect relationships in simple problems are direct and clear.
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on graphic to enlarge)
In
complex problems, they are indirect and unclear. Systems Thinking is a
circular rather than linear language. In other words, it helps describe
how X influences Y; Y influences Z; and Z comes back around to influence
X.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Data ... click here |
