Soft Systems Methodology
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…
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Structural Predictions: Part Two
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 6 USING IDEA ANALYTICS TO PREDICT NEW IDEAS The predictive capabilities of DSRP are as si…
Synapses, Hinges, Embassies, and Supply Chains: The Power of RDS Structural Predictions
I want to introduce you to some ideas that may seem philosophical and abstract, perhaps academic. I hope that, in the end, these ideas will lead you t…
A Systems Thinking Guide to Student Networking During Quarantine
One of the things I learned in my Systems Thinking courses at Cornell University is that systems thinking can be used not only to solve wicked problem…
Structural Predictions: Part One
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 6 PREDICTIVE POWER OF SIMPLE RULES The ultimate goal of all science is to understand the …
Jig: Perspective Ecology
This blog is part of a set listed under the tag "cognitive jigs." Be sure to check out the tag to read them as a group and learnhow cognitive jigs are…
Not Just Posters, Culture Transforming Reifications
We're committed to increasing public understanding of science about systems thinking. We strive to make the basic science of systems thinking accessib…
The Underlying DSRP Structure of System Dynamics
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 8 System dynamics is a method that is popular, and for some types of systems—especially p…
Jig: R-Channel
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 5 This blog is part of a set of blogs under the tag "cognitive jigs." Be sure to check ou…
Slider: De-dupe-ing
The term cognitive slider was coined by Derek Cabrera to communicate “a relatively small, nourishing or ‘meaty’ mental model” for use in increasing on…
JIG: BARBELL
Excerpt from the book: Systems Thinking Made Simple, Chapter 5 This blog is part of a set of blogs under the tag "cognitive jigs."Be sure to check out…
Just one thing.
I've taught SystemsThinking/DSRP [1] for a long time... I've taught it to scientists, doctoral students, and graduate students. I've taught it to high…