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1.2 Systems thinking

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

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  • 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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​The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization
Peter Senge
New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1990
https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.3930290308
https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.4170300510
https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Learning-Organization/dp/0385517254

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

Extra reading material

14 Habits of a Systems Thinker