Think in Systems: The Art of Strategic Planning, Effective Problem Solving, And Lasting Results
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- Author：Zoe McKey
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Summary
Get out of that rut。 Find long-term solution to your problems。
We have the best of intentions to improve our conditions， but often our solutions fall short of improving our lives。 Our best efforts can result in the opposite of what we want over time。 If we apply conventional thinking to complex issues， we often maintain or feed the very problems we want to fix。 How to avoid this trap？ I will tell you in this book。
Think in Systems is a concise information manual offering high-level， strategic problem solving methods for personal and global issues。 The book presents the main features of systems thinking in an understandable， everyday manner， helping you to develop the skill top analysts and world leaders use。
Your life is a system。 Everything that is connected to your system （life） is a part of it。 Your town， country， the world， the solar system are all bigger systems you are a part of。 These systems are interconnected。 Whatever you do will affect the system and whatever the system does will affect your life。 Systems can have positive and negative effect on your life – or on life of people generally。
The greatest problems like hunger， war， and poverty are all failures in the system。 Similarly， fights with your loved ones， being stuck in a rut at your job are also system failures。 They are not only your fault。 But they can’t be fixed with cause-effect thinking。
Systems thinking boosts your critical thinking skills， makes you more logical， enhances your analytical abilities， and makes you more creative。
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them。" Albert Einstein
• Learn the main aspects， concepts， and models of systems thinking。
• Design models and systems maps to solve your problems
• Find solutions to your underlying problems， not just the symptoms
• Improve your mental health， wealth， and connections
Learn to use systems thinking in your business， relationships， friendships， and general political， socio-economic， and environmental issues。
•Widen your understanding about international economic， political， and socio-economic affairs
•Manage your business better
•The most helpful materials， books， and experts to learn even more about systems thinking。
•Map out a strategic action plan to change your circumstances。 Become more patient by understanding the world – and your place in it – better。
•Shift your focus from the unimportant details and focus on the real issues。
•Stay a learner。
Learn to use systems thinking in your problem solving， decision making， and strategic planning practices today。
We have the best of intentions to improve our conditions， but often our solutions fall short of improving our lives。 Our best efforts can result in the opposite of what we want over time。 If we apply conventional thinking to complex issues， we often maintain or feed the very problems we want to fix。 How to avoid this trap？ I will tell you in this book。
Think in Systems is a concise information manual offering high-level， strategic problem solving methods for personal and global issues。 The book presents the main features of systems thinking in an understandable， everyday manner， helping you to develop the skill top analysts and world leaders use。
Your life is a system。 Everything that is connected to your system （life） is a part of it。 Your town， country， the world， the solar system are all bigger systems you are a part of。 These systems are interconnected。 Whatever you do will affect the system and whatever the system does will affect your life。 Systems can have positive and negative effect on your life – or on life of people generally。
The greatest problems like hunger， war， and poverty are all failures in the system。 Similarly， fights with your loved ones， being stuck in a rut at your job are also system failures。 They are not only your fault。 But they can’t be fixed with cause-effect thinking。
Systems thinking boosts your critical thinking skills， makes you more logical， enhances your analytical abilities， and makes you more creative。
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them。" Albert Einstein
• Learn the main aspects， concepts， and models of systems thinking。
• Design models and systems maps to solve your problems
• Find solutions to your underlying problems， not just the symptoms
• Improve your mental health， wealth， and connections
Learn to use systems thinking in your business， relationships， friendships， and general political， socio-economic， and environmental issues。
•Widen your understanding about international economic， political， and socio-economic affairs
•Manage your business better
•The most helpful materials， books， and experts to learn even more about systems thinking。
•Map out a strategic action plan to change your circumstances。 Become more patient by understanding the world – and your place in it – better。
•Shift your focus from the unimportant details and focus on the real issues。
•Stay a learner。
Learn to use systems thinking in your problem solving， decision making， and strategic planning practices today。
Reviews
Tathagat Varma
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A good introduction to the theory of systems thinking。 A good book for the beginners。
Alicia Guzzy
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Good introduction to System thinking， do not expect anything very enlightening。 Zoe McKey does a great job at giving you a good panoramic view and a starting point to set this thinking in the back of your head。 Worth a quick read。
Javier
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This book teaches you how to see things from a broader perspective， i。e。 as a system， identify the different elements it's influenced by and what can you do to change them。The books contains multiple examples on how to think in systems。Very valuable skill imo。 This book teaches you how to see things from a broader perspective， i。e。 as a system， identify the different elements it's influenced by and what can you do to change them。The books contains multiple examples on how to think in systems。Very valuable skill imo。 。。。more
J。 Phillips
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A grain of saltWhen I commenced teading I had hoped gain with clear points on systems thinking that I could apply in life and work。 Hard fast rules were not laid out in the book。 Dispite not being hand held through applying system discovery I enjoyed the book。
Paul
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Probably a great primer on System theory but it was too elementary for my needs。 I also wasn't a big fan of McKey's style。 In particular I didn't care for her constant assurances that what she was presenting wasn't complicated， since it really wasn't and her examples often where not right （e。g。 Einstein's relationship to quantum mechanics Probably a great primer on System theory but it was too elementary for my needs。 I also wasn't a big fan of McKey's style。 In particular I didn't care for her constant assurances that what she was presenting wasn't complicated， since it really wasn't and her examples often where not right （e。g。 Einstein's relationship to quantum mechanics 。。。more
Victor Sullivan
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Solve difficult systemic problems using Systems ThinkingEver had a problem that was beyond words and difficult to describe？Zoe used practical examples and techniques to deconstruct difficult problems like homelessness。 misappropriation of funds in a multifaceted political system。 The book was a short read as an introduction to this subject of System Thinking but she provides resources and citations to learn more about the topic。
Todd Cheng
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A basic book in the topic。 Good entry and easy read。 If you are comfortable in feedback loops， commission and omission errors， emergence， purposes， and constraints this might be too basic for the system’s manager。 I mistakenly purchased and the price was cheap。 A good read before taking a course。 A lessor read if you have already invested some time on more in depth books。
J Chad
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Do not waste your time with this book。 The factual errors and pretense that a change of framing represents a fundamental change in thinking are accompanied by simplistic writing that MIGHT be appropriate for high-school-level readers。
Rick Yvanovich
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Enjoyable listen whilst running。 I thought the narrator talked a little too fast， I prefer a bit slower so it's easier whilst running。Liked the topic。 Its always a challenge sometimes when in busines to docuemtn/ create your systems whihc tend to be linear when systems thinking is so much more than just linear thinking。 So being reminded of thinking about multiple subsystems I found rather refreshing and of course vindicating my own thoughts about our so-called systems in the company！ Enjoyable listen whilst running。 I thought the narrator talked a little too fast， I prefer a bit slower so it's easier whilst running。Liked the topic。 Its always a challenge sometimes when in busines to docuemtn/ create your systems whihc tend to be linear when systems thinking is so much more than just linear thinking。 So being reminded of thinking about multiple subsystems I found rather refreshing and of course vindicating my own thoughts about our so-called systems in the company！ 。。。more
Morgan Blackledge
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I got this as a supplemental text for some of the other reading I’m doing in systems theory。 It’s simple and accessible and functioned perfectly well for this purpose。 Solid 4 stars。
Meredith Bohdan
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Who edited this？Some good information as introduction， but the author’s voice is just bizarre。 More careful editing could have made this book much shorter and more focused。
Samer Chidiac
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The concept itself （Systems Thinking） is very important in our daily life and in business and Corporate Strategic planning。The book sheds a light on how to think differently towards things and view them in systems with very useful examples from multiple categories which serve as a good and Rich introduction to the topic。
Jack
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Not much value here。This is the cartoon version， or the feelings version of systems thinking。 Some bad graphics， typos and grammatical errors don’t help。 I’m not sure who the target audience is。 Perhaps sixth graders。
Wayne Larson
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