Getting Started with Systems Thinking: Tools for Organizational Change

by Michael Goodman, Richard Karash, Linda Booth Sweeney

More and more people are recognizing the power of systems thinking to gain insight into some of today s most complex problems and produce significant results. This selection of articles from The Systems Thinker® Newsletter explores the language, philosophy, and skills of systems thinking; demonstrates how to use a systemic approach in a group; and provides opportunities to practice systems thinking in daily life. By applying systems tools, individuals, teams, and organizations can uncover answers to seemingly intractable problems and create outstanding results. Articles in Getting Started with Systems Thinking: "Systems Thinking As a Language" by Michael Goodman (Vol. 2, No. 3) "Systems Thinking: What, Why, When, Where, and How?"by Michael Goodman (Vol. 8, No. 2) "Six Steps to Thinking Systemically" by Richard Karash and Michael Goodman (Vol. 6, No. 2) "Going Deeper(TM): Moving from Understanding to Action" by Richard Karash and Michael Goodman (Vol. 6, No. 9) "Coaching and Facilitating Systems Thinking" by Richard Karash (Vol. 7, No. 5) "Guidelines for Daily Systems Thinking Practice" by Linda Booth Sweeney (Vol. 12, No. 2) "Using Systems Thinking "On-Line": Listening for Competing Hypotheses" by Don Seville (Vol. 6, No. 6) "Action-to-Outcome Mapping: Testing Strategy with Systems Thinking" by Andrew Jones and Don Seville (Vol. 14, No. 2)

32 pages, Pamphlet

First published March 25, 2003