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Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking
Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking
In this series on systems thinking, I share the key insights and tools needed to develop and advance a systems mindset for dealing with…
Leyla Acaroglu
Sep 7, 2017
Tools for Systems Thinkers: Getting into Systems Dynamics… and Bathtubs
Tools for Systems Thinkers: Getting into Systems Dynamics… and Bathtubs
In the last chapter of this series, The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking, I explored some of the key concepts of systems thinking…
Leyla Acaroglu
Sep 13, 2017
Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 12 Recurring Systems Archetypes
Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 12 Recurring Systems Archetypes
Archetypes are recurring patterns of behavior that give insights into the structures that drive systems. They offer a way of deciphering…
Leyla Acaroglu
Sep 29, 2017
Tools for Systems Thinkers: 7 Steps to Move from Insights to Interventions
Tools for Systems Thinkers: 7 Steps to Move from Insights to Interventions
In the previous four chapters of this series, I discussed the different concepts, approaches, and tools for activating systems thinking…
Leyla Acaroglu
Oct 8, 2017
Tools for Systems Thinkers: Designing Circular Systems
Tools for Systems Thinkers: Designing Circular Systems
Over the last five chapters in this series on tools for systems thinkers, I have looked at fundamental concepts, feedback loops, dominant…
Leyla Acaroglu
Oct 22, 2017
Free Tools for Sustainable and Circular Design
Free Tools for Sustainable and Circular Design
Over the years, my team and I have created a range of free, open-access toolkits to support changemakers in adopting the skills needed to…
Leyla Acaroglu
Jul 9, 2020
Tools for Systems Thinkers: Systems Mapping
Tools for Systems Thinkers: Systems Mapping
Systems thinking requires a shift in our perception of the world around us. In order to build a new multidimensional thinking framework, we…
Leyla Acaroglu
Sep 20, 2017
Problem Solving Desperately Needs Systems Thinking
Problem Solving Desperately Needs Systems Thinking
If we want to overcome the systemic issues behind today’s problems, then we need to change the thinking that led to them to begin with. The…
Leyla Acaroglu
Aug 2, 2016
Six Steps to Circular Systems Design
Six Steps to Circular Systems Design
Design influences all of us in profound and often unnoticeable ways. From the subtle shifts in our society to the overt impacts that…
Leyla Acaroglu
Jan 21, 2018
A Manifesto for Design-Led Systems Change
A Manifesto for Design-Led Systems Change
I’m have been writing a handbook (now out: Circular Systems Design) on the influence of design on our everyday lives and the systems that…
Leyla Acaroglu
Feb 4, 2018
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