Systems thinking helps people achieve sustainable, breakthrough change in four ways that are distinct from conventional approaches. It shifts the bases for people’s: Motivation to
A five-year project to bring a systems approach to burglary prevention in Denmark serves to reinforce both the natural and paradoxical nature of systems work.
This post introduces four principles for finding leverage in yourself, your organization, and the larger system you want to impact.
Learn why reducing carbon emissions through investing in gas-fired power plants undermines our ability to mitigate climate change in the long-term.
Learn why authoritarian leaders are becoming more popular in developed nations, and what we can do to strengthen support for democracy.
Our combined outrage at the brutal treatment of Black people by police and the differential impact of COVID on people of color who comprise essential
How does systems thinking help us understand the COVID-19 crisis? What are the implications of a systems view for responding more effectively to this crisis
Our recent work with nonprofit service providers committed to reducing poverty has uncovered a concern shared by many of them across a wide range of communities, “Although our work is connected, we’re not connected to each other.” This blog post describes the costs incurred by all stakeholders when nonprofit service providers fail to collaborate, uses systems thinking to explain why collaboration is so difficult despite the shared aspirations held by many of these providers, and identifies four strategies for enabling providers to increase their individual and collective impact while leveraging limited resources.
This post builds on the previous one, “Learning to Manage Complexity – 5 Strategies” by introducing four tools for managing complexity: negotiate SMART agreements; clarify multiple roles; manage communication channels wisely – meetings and email; and break down priorities into manageable time frames.
Learn why nonprofit organizations with great aspirations and an appetite for tackling complex issues frequently find it difficult to manage or digest the complexity they seek to embrace.
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