SYSTEMIC THINKING (Your first-ever Business e-Coach)

"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

Systematic vs. Systems vs. Systemic Thinking¹

Systematic Thinking – thinking methodically
Systems Thinking – thinking about how things interact with one another
Systemic Thinking – combining analytical thinking with synthetical thinking to find system-wide focus and gain systemic insights into complex situations and problems.

Two Parts of the Systemic Thinking Process

Analytical Thinking – thinking about the parts or elements of a situation.
Synthetical Thinking – thinking about how those parts or elements work together.

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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

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