Systems help me get things done AND not to think about it. I don’t need to make decisions each time, they are patterns in my life.
Sometimes It’s Good Not to Think
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From the Blog on systems thinking
56 Different Approaches
The Policy Lab has recently put out a toolkit on thinking about the government as a system. 56 different approaches to try!
Learning to Un-Forget
As we ‘break things apart’ we forget how much of life is interconnected. We do not live moving from one vacuum tube to another.
Rarely a Clean Slate
Most change makers are not starting with a clean slate. We work with evolving systems containing complex work arounds.
The Time Horizon Challenge
The time horizon for systems change is often long. However, in our culture long time horizons are often seen as unacceptable.
3 Keys for Complex Change
Not all change is complex and there are many keys to unlocking change, but here are three for complex change.
Organisations are not Islands
When we approach organisational and system change in siloes, when we approach this change linearly, we set ourselves up for frustration.
Disconnected people, Coffee, and Rabbit Holes
Often systemic change is about connecting disconnected parts, unknowns, and surprises. None of this fits neatly into a logframe.
The Data Doesn’t Lie Myth
Data doesn’t lie is a myth. Data can be helpful to understand a view, a perspective. But it is a perspective, not the only perspective.