Systems Thinking

Systems' thinking is derived from viewing elements and components that work together in relationships for the overall good of the vision or the whole. Every aspect of our lives is involved in a system whether it is electronics, biology, organizations, relationships, or ecology. By being able to recognize these systems we can focus on facts, not theories, and can look at a problem or issue understanding better where it came from, why it happened, and …

…what can and must be done. In the past three weeks I have learned to trust my intuition more and my "figure-it-out" rationality less, to learn both as much as I can, but still be prepared for elements of surprise. Working with systems on the computer, among people, in my workplace, constantly reminds me of how incomplete my mental models are, how complex the world really is, and how much I still do not know.