By examining the links and interactions between elements of a
system, systems thinking is becoming increasingly relevant when
dealing with global challenges, from terrorism to energy to
healthcare. Addressing these seemingly intractable systems problems
in our society, Systems Thinking: Coping with 21st Century Problems
focuses on the inherent opportunities and difficulties of a systems
approach. Taking an engineering systems view toward systems
thinking, the authors place a high value on the thinking process
and the things applied to this process.
In the hopes of initiating critical thinking and encouraging a
systems response to problems, the book provides pragmatic
mechanisms to understand and address co-evolving systems problems
and solutions. It uses several contemporary and complex societal
issues, such as the Iraq war, the Google phenomenon, and the C2
Constellation, to illustrate the concepts, methods, and tools of a
system as well as the meaning of "togetherness" in a system. The
text also interweaves the meanings of "complexity," "paradox," and
"system" to promote the improvement of difficult situations.
Featuring a holistic, nonlinear way of looking at systems, this
book helps readers better organize and structure their thinking of
systems in order to solve complex, real-world problems.
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