Think in Systems

Managing with Systems Thinking: Making Dynamics Work for You in Business Decision Making

1. Why do I see what I see?
2. Why do things stay the same?
3. Why do things change?

non-linear problem? For example, predator-prey relationships

general systems theory also helped provide alternatives to conventional organization, putting the emphasis on a holistic approach versus a reductionist approach and organisms versus mechanisms

holistic

interdisciplinary, rather than a standalone discipline

general systems theory (GST)

some countries—actors

The theory of international relations aims to give a conceptual framework upon which complex relations between the actors of a system can be analyzed.”

rewarded with a stern glance