Systems Concepts in Action: A Practitioner's ToolkitSystems Concepts in Action: A Practitioner's Toolkit explores the application of systems ideas to investigate, evaluate, and intervene in complex and messy situations. The text serves as a field guide, with each chapter representing a method for describing and analyzing; learning about; or changing and managing a challenge or set of problems. The book is the first to cover in detail such a wide range of methods from so many different parts of the systems field. The book's Introduction gives an overview of systems thinking, its origins, and its major subfields. In addition, the introductory text to each of the book's three parts provides background information on the selected methods. Systems Concepts in Action may serve as a workbook, offering a selection of tools that readers can use immediately. The approaches presented can also be investigated more profoundly, using the recommended readings provided. While these methods are not intended to serve as "recipes," they do serve as a menu of options from which to choose. Readers are invited to combine these instruments in a creative manner in order to assemble a mix that is appropriate for their own strategic needs. |
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Contents
Acknowledgments | |
Introduction | |
About Systems Thinking Systemically and Being Systemic PART ONE DESCRIBING AND ANALYZING SITUATIONS | |
Causal Loop Diagrams Chapter 2 System Dynamics | |
Social Network Analysis Chapter 4 Outcome Mapping | |
Process Monitoring of Impacts | |
PART TWO CHANGING AND MANAGING SITUATIONS Chapter 7 Strategic Area Assessment | |
The CDE Model | |
AssumptionBased Planning | |
Cynefin | |
Solution Focus | |
Viable System Model | |
PART THREE LEARNING ABOUT SITUATIONS | |
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achieve activity system Activity Theory actors analysis analyzing application Appreciative Inquiry approach aspects assessment Assumption-Based Planning assumptions behavior boundary partners CATWOE CAUSAL LOOP DIAGRAMS challenge Chapter Checkland circular dialogues CLDs complex complex adaptive systems components context contradictions Critical Systems Cynefin decisions diagram dialectical effects elements emerge environment evaluation experience explore focused function hedging action Holon identify impact implementation important individual influence insights interaction interrelationships intervention interview involved issues learning linked logic models maps methods monitoring options organization organizational outcomes participants patterns planning possible problem REFERENCES AND FURTHER relationships relevant role scenario technique sex workers situation social Soft Systems Methodology Solution Focus specific stakeholders step Stock and flow strategy structure System Dynamics systems thinking thinking systemically understanding variables VECO Viable System Model Whole Fruit