1.2 Systems thinking

The habits of a systems thinker

30 min

What is systems thinking? Habits of a systems thinker, skills for approaching systems and problems are discussed in this nugget.

Learn about systems thinking, why it is important and why you need it.
Know the relation between systems thinking and systems engineering.
Be able to mention a number of important habits and skills needed for systems thinking.

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Systems Engineering in the 21st Century
Derek K Hitchins
https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2334-5837.1999.tb00255.x

What is plain language? (Part Four: Putting it all together in a process)
Kim Sydow Campbell
https://proswrite.com/2013/02/26/what-is-plain-language-part-four-putting-it-all-together-in-a-process/

A Complete Set of Systems Thinking Skills
Ross D. Arnold, Jon P. Wade
https://doi.org/10.1002/inst.12159

14 Habits of a Systems Thinker

https://growable.unl.edu/14-habits-systems-thinker-card-set

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