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21st Century Systems Thinking Skills

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Mind Map branch: 21st Century Systems Thinking Skills 21st Century
Systems Thinking
Skills SYSTEM AS
A CAUSE Don't accuse others To find a problem cause,
uncover the systems' 
structure first Hard structure Physical world Soft structure Mental models Policies Seek for opportunities to learn and change 10 MILES VIEW Overcome the influence of situation Expand your perception Problem boundaries Time Try to see both trees and forest CLOSED-LOOP
THINKING Find feedback loops of 
causal relationships Reinforcing Balancing Search for feedbacks in both
policies and mental models DYNAMIC
THINKING Search for recurrent patterns
of behaviour over time Don't overestimate events Think in
continuous terms Try to perceive impacts 
of small changes OPERATIONAL
THINKING Be consistent in
units of measurement Think in the same way as
things are already happening NONLINEAR
THINKING Try to find small changes with big effects Use policies as a leverage Action and
reaction need not 
to be closely linked In strength In space In time SCIENTIFIC
THINKING Formulate and test hypotheses Quantify and measure CREATIVE
THINKING Surprise others and have fun Use various supporting
tools and methods TRIZ and ASIT Brainstorming Lateral thinking Concept mapping Mind mapping Overcome obvious solutions 
with unwanted side effects

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© Viktor Vojtko 2008
http://www.vivasystems.cz
vojtko@vivasystems.cz

Based on thoughts of Barry Richmond and George Richardson

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