Business System:

Systemic Innovation

Systemic Thinking

Focusing on the whole, not the parts, of a complex system

"Numerous connections are waiting to be discovered today, especially in the business world. We're surrounded by simple and obvious ideas that can increase our income and success dramatically. The problem is that we simply don't see them."  

– Jay Abraham 

The Fundamental Assumption of Systemic Thinking

The fundamental assumption on which the systemic thinking concept is based, is that everything is systemic.

Everything interacts with (affects and is affected by) the things around it.

Why Systemic Thinking?

Systemic thinking is a simple thinking technique for gaining systemic insights into complex situations and problems. If you want different outcomes from a situation, you have to change the system that underpins the situation in such a way that it delivers different outputs. In other words, you have to deal with things systemically. You can’t deal with the parts of a situation in isolation; you have to deal with them in concert. You have to deal with both the elements of a situation and how they interact with one another.²

Critical Thinking: Socratic Questions

Socratic questioning is at the heart of critical thinking – they enhance your critical thinking skills.

Socratic questions challenge accuracy and completeness of thinking in a way that acts to move people towards their ultimate goal... More

Innovation Process: Diversion and Conversion of Ideas

The process of innovation is a rhythm of search and selection, analysis and synthesis, cycles of divergent thinking followed by convergence... More