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A Systems Thinking Primer: Learning to see

An introductory deck to Systems Thinking

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A Systems Thinking Primer: Learning to see

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  1. Learning to see... A Systems Thinking Primer (in 3 parts) @patkua

  2. @patkua Architect Developer Leader Coach Life-long learner Author http://tiny.cc/retros http://tiny.cc/twtl

  3. I. Fundamentals II. Archetypes III. In S/W Context

  4. Part I... Fundamentals

  5. What is asystem?

  6. Set of agents Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  7. Set of agents Agent Interconnected Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  8. Set of agents Agent Interconnected Agent In a dynamic state Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  9. More than the sum of their parts A product of their interactions

  10. Cause Effect (does not apply to full system)

  11. Synthesis Analysis

  12. The  United  States  consumers  more  than   20%  (7  billion  barrels)  of  the  world’s  oil   supply  annually  yet  only  has  2%  of  the   world’s  proven  oil  reserves.    What   factors  will  determine  when  we  reach   “peak  oil”—the  point  in  Fme  when  the   maximum  rate  of  petroleum  extracFon   is  reached,  aIer  which  the  rate  of  oil   producFon  is  expected  to  enter   terminal  decline?   ? A car travels approximately 26 km per Litre. If petrol costs £4.04/L which one would be closest to how much petrol would cost for a car travelling 2,626km? ? •£44.44 •£109.08 •£118.80 •£408.04 •£333.40 Synthesis Analysis

  13. Systems Thinking

  14. Correlation != Cause

  15. Systems thinkers seek feedback loops

  16. Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  17. Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  18. Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  19. Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  20. Weight Loss (Analysis)

  21. Current Weight Diet Target Weight

  22. Weight Loss (Synthesis)

  23. “Healthy” Food Exercise Junk Food Calories In Calories Out Mood Weight

  24. 2 Types of Feedback Loops Amplifying Dampening Self Reinforcing Negative Compounding Stabalising Positive Runaway Balancing Snowballing Self- Escalating maintaining

  25. “Healthy” Food Exercise Junk Food Calories In Calories Out Mood Weight

  26. “The thinking it took to get us into this mess is not the same thinking that is going to get us out of it.” Mental Models

  27. Word association Word association Word association Colour Word association Word association Word association Furniture Word association Flower Word association Word association seconds 60 Word association

  28. Mind Grooving

  29. Slumber Dream Bed Quiet Nap Pillow Night Blanket Pajamas Snooze

  30. Write down as many words as you can remember, without talking

  31. Slumber Dream Bed Quiet Nap Pillow Night Blanket Pajamas Snooze

  32. Circles in the Air

  33. Thumb Wrestling

  34. Fun Generating Noise Generating

  35. Delays

  36. Delays

  37. Part II... Archetypes

  38. A what?

  39. An Archetype Peter Senge Author of the Fifth Discipline

  40. Balancing Loop

  41. Action Gap Desired State “warm” Current State “cold” Balancing Loop

  42. Limits to Success Exercise Folding Stuff Reinforcing Loop

  43. Limits to Success Stiffness Thickness Folding Rate Reinforcing Loop

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