Systems Thinking finds its greatest
benefit in helping is distinguishing high-
from low-leverage changes in highly
complex situations.
In effect, the art of systems thinking lies in
seeing through complexity to the underlying
structures generating change. Systems
Thinking does not mean ignoring
complexity. Rather it means organizing into
a coherent story that illuminates the causes
of problems and how they can be remedied
in enduring ways.
The increasing complexity of today's world's
leads many managers to assume that they
lack information they need to act effectively.
I would suggest that the fundamental
"informational problem" faced by many
managers is not too little information but too
much information. What we most need are
ways to know what to focus on and which
ones to pay less attention to - and we need
ways to do this which can help groups or
teams to develop shared understanding.
Peter Senge, "The Fifth Discipline", 1st
Edition, pg 128
benefit in helping is distinguishing high-
from low-leverage changes in highly
complex situations.
In effect, the art of systems thinking lies in
seeing through complexity to the underlying
structures generating change. Systems
Thinking does not mean ignoring
complexity. Rather it means organizing into
a coherent story that illuminates the causes
of problems and how they can be remedied
in enduring ways.
The increasing complexity of today's world's
leads many managers to assume that they
lack information they need to act effectively.
I would suggest that the fundamental
"informational problem" faced by many
managers is not too little information but too
much information. What we most need are
ways to know what to focus on and which
ones to pay less attention to - and we need
ways to do this which can help groups or
teams to develop shared understanding.
Peter Senge, "The Fifth Discipline", 1st
Edition, pg 128
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