| Systems
Thinking
What
Is Systems Thinking?
A Different Way of Thinking
Principles of Systems Thinking
Balancing Short Term & Long
Term
The Big Picture
Systems Aren't Linear
Quantitative & Qualitative Data
Visual Models
The Connection Between Systems Thinking
& Simulation
Balancing
Short Term and Long Term
How
do you balance the short term and the long term? What works today might
not seem like such a good idea tomorrow. An example in business would
be laying off customer service people to improve profits. It saves money
today and could hurt you in the future.
In
thinking about any decision, the best approach is to strike a balance,
to consider short-term and long-term options and to look for the course
of action that encompasses both.
Systems
Thinking provides a way of looking at issues that provides a clear connection
between the short term and the long term to strike an appropriate balance.
The
Big Picture ... click here |
