A definition of systems thinking: A systems approach
Ross Arnold,Jon Wade +1 more
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This research proposed a new definition of systems thinking that integrates these components both individually and holistically and was tested for fidelity against a System Test and against three widely accepted system archetypes.About:
This article is published in Procedia Computer Science.The article was published on 2015-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 625 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Critical systems thinking & Theoretical definition.read more
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The EU Water Framework Directive: From great expectations to problems with implementation
TL;DR: How the Directive has been interpreted is reviewed, focusing on its intentions and how they were applied, revealing the absence of the paradigm shift towards the systems (integrated) thinking that the WFD was grounded on, as a fundamental problem with its implementation.
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The case for systems thinking about climate change and mental health
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline current thinking about climate change and mental health, and discuss crucial limitations in modern epidemiology for examining this issue, and propose a systems approach, complemented by a new style of research thinking and leadership, can help align the needs of this emerging field with existing and research policy agendas.
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Closing the green finance gap – a systems perspective
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore key investment barriers, a theoretical framework for investigation and possible solutions, drawing on a review of academic literature and policy reports, and interviews conducted with financial investors and experts.
The future of skills: employment in 2030
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use a novel and comprehensive method to map out how employment is likely to change, and the implications for skills, and show both what we can expect, and where we should be uncertain.
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Energising the WEF nexus to enhance sustainable development at local level.
TL;DR: The study identifies the complex links which exist between sustainable energy projects and the food and water sectors and highlights that these needs are currently not systematically integrated into project design or project evaluation, and recommends a more systematic approach.
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The fifth discipline - the art and practice of the learning organization
TL;DR: Senge's Fifth Discipline is a set of principles for building a "learning organization" as discussed by the authors, where people expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nutured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are contually learning together.
System Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World
TL;DR: The field of system dynamics, created at MIT in the 1950s by Jay Forrester, is designed to help us learn about the structure and dynamics of complex systems in which we are embedded, design high-leverage policies for sustained improvement, and catalyze successful implementation and change as discussed by the authors.
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Thinking in systems
Diana Wright,Donella H. Meadows +1 more
TL;DR: A Brief Visit to the Systems Zoo as discussed by the authors discusses why systems work so well, why systems surprise us, and what kinds of problems arise in systems and why they can be solved.
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Thinking in systems – a primer
TL;DR: Thinking in systems as discussed by the authors is a primer for thinking in systems, by Donella H. Meadows and edited by Diana Wright, London, Earthscan, 2009, xiii++ 218 pp., index, £60.00 (hardback), ISBN 9781844077250, £14.99 (paperback), 978 978...
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