Newsletter #3: on Systems Thinking
When I discovered Systems Thinking it was as if I discovered a key unlocking many of the doors (problems/opportunities) I’d run into doing my work and solving problems. Suddenly I had this magical way of seeing and mapping the world, it’s influences and relationships in a new way. I started seeing the world differently, solving problems in new ways, introducing new types of solutions and logics.
#1. The difference between Analytical Thinking and System Thinking
Analytical thinking helps us understand how stuff works, system thinking helps us understand why stuff works the way it does.
#2 Why every designer should be a systems thinker
What is systems thinking and how does it add value to a designer’s thinking, methods and practice? These are learnings from my own experience as both a systems thinking practitioner and from up-skilling leadership and teams around the world.
https://uxdesign.cc/why-every-designer-should-be-a-systems-thinker-388e4fb7293b
#3. How to make a system map (in the simplest possible way)
You want to make a system map if you are trying to: a. figure out what leads to more or less of what you want to achieve, b. if you are trying to get an overview which removes everything that doesn’t matter, c. you want to make sure you include everything that does matter or d. all of the above.
#4. The journey, the experience and the system
Our tools shape how we see the world. And so we need to shape the tools before they shape us.
https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/the-journey-the-experience-and-the-system-f9e369f1b724
#5. The data-quality-opportunity
Data is influencing an increasing amount of our decisions. How do we make sure we have the data we need and how do we get the data we’re missing?
https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/the-data-quality-opportunity-ebb06535c475
