Systems thinking and practice
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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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