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Resources For Thinking About Systems

Posted by klintron on March 9, 2010

3D Fractal by Mike 23 (CC)Futurist Chris Arkenberg shares some resources for beginning systems thinkers. Via Technoccult:

In some respects, this way of thinking is a natural part of simply paying attention to things. In other ways, it’s a challenging and sometimes overwhelming course of study that can easily move from Aha! moments to a very dis-empowering sense of total non-determinism. In the face of such huge complexity it can seem impossible to make any actionable sense of things. Finding the balance and determining the appropriate scope of research in analyzing a domain is a critical skill that must be developed individually through practice, lest you tug on that thread and find you’ve unraveled the entire sweater.