According to Sterman (2002), “In a world of accelerating complexity and change, thoughtful leaders increasingly recognize that the tools we have been using have not only failed to solve the persistent problems we face but may in fact be causing them. All too often, well-intentioned efforts to solve pressing problems create unanticipated side effects. (…) For many, the solution lies in systems thinking, the ability to see the world as a complex system, to understand how everything is connected to everything else.”
Indeed, Systems Thinking is an approach to understand the complexity of the world by focusing on wholes and relationships rather than breaking it down into individual parts. It is used to explore and develop effective actions in complex situations, promoting systems change.
Interestingly, Systems Thinking complements analytical thinking, whose aim is to process and break down complex information, by identifying cause and effect relationships.
This specific top skill is a core skill for 1/3 of companies in the world, an increasingly important skill for 60% Of companies and a reskilling priority for 15% of them (WEF, Future of Jobs report 2023).
System dynamics forms a complete module within the TBS Educations executive DBA, and it is possible to study it in greater depth as part of one’s thesis.
According to John D. Sterman (2002), “In a world of accelerating complexity and change, thoughtful leaders increasingly recognize that the tools we have been using have not only failed to solve the persistent problems we face but may in fact be causing them. All too often, well-intentioned efforts to solve pressing problems create unanticipated side effects. (…) For many, the solution lies in systems thinking, the ability to see the world as a complex system, to understand how everything is connected to everything else.”
Systems Thinking is an approach to understand the complexity of the world by focusing on wholes and relationships rather than breaking it down into individual parts. It is used to explore and develop effective actions in complex situations, promoting systems change.
Interestingly, Systems Thinking complements analytical thinking, whose aim is to process and break down complex information, by identifying cause and effect relationships.
This specific top skill is a core skill for 1/3 of companies in the world, an increasingly important skill for 60% Of companies and a reskilling priority for 15% of them (WEF, Future of Jobs report 2023).