Jig: Ishikawa or "Fishbone" Diagram
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 8 This blog is part of a set of blogs under the tag "cognitive jigs." Be sure to check ou…
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Jig: Mix and Match
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 4 This blog is part of a set of blogs under the tag "cognitive jigs." Be sure to check ou…
Jig: XY Graph
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 8 This blog is part of a set of blogs under the tag "cognitive jigs." Be sure to check ou…
Getting Reality Right
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 2 The British mathematician George E.P. Box said, "All mental models are wrong; the pract…
The Four Simple Rules of Systems Thinking: The Perspective Rule
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 3 Perspectives Rule Any Thing or Idea Can Be the Point or the View of a Perspective In sy…
The Four Simple Rules of Systems Thinking: The Relationship Rule
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 3 Relationship Rule Any Idea or Thing Can Relate to Other Things or Ideas Relationships (…
The Four Simple Rules of Systems Thinking: The Systems Rule
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 3 Systems Rule Any Idea or Thing Can Be Split into Parts or Lumped into a Whole There’s a…
The Four Simple Rules of Systems Thinking: The Distinction Rule
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 3 A deeper understanding and greater application of systems thinking requires that we ide…
Jig: Tables
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 8 This blog is part of a set of blogs under the tag "cognitive jigs." Be sure to checkout…
Jig: Hierarchical Tree
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 8 This blog is part of a set of blogs under the tag "cognitive jigs." Be sure to checkout…
Network Theory
This article is a part of our ongoing "System Models" series that looks at various systems models through the universal lens of DSRP in order to ident…
Systems Thinking Is A Complex Adaptive System (CAS)Picture of Derek & Laura Cabrera
Our post today is about complex adaptive systems (CAS), in memory of English mathematician and systems thinker John Conway who died on April 11, 2020 …