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# Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 How to use this course
- 2 What is this systems thing about?
- 3 Ways of thinking
  - 3.1 Logical thinking
  - 3.2 Causal thinking
  - 3.3 Reductionist thinking
  - 3.4 Holistic thinking
  - 3.5 Multiple partial views
  - 3.6 Perspectives
  - 3.7 Distinguishing worldview from perspective
  - 3.8 Summary
- 4 Systems thinking
  - 4.1 Thinking in systems
  - 4.2 Summary
- 5 Types of systems
  - 5.1 Definition of a system
  - 5.2 The language of systems
  - 5.3 Summary
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements

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