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Learning Histories: “Assessing” the Learning Organization

Anyone working to build a learning organization will, sooner or later, run up against the challenge of “proving” the value of what he or…

An Infrastructure for Organizational Transformation at Shell Oil

One of the most valuable insights I ever received on transforming organizations came from my study of physics. My early studies of classical physics…

Using Systems Thinking “On-Line”: Listening for Competing Hypotheses

A common approach for using systems thinking in a group setting is to set aside a specific time to explore a significant issue containing…

Modeling for Learning Organizations

Using causal loop diagrams or systems archetypes to explore a significant organizational problem can be an eye-opening experience. As a team works through the…

Managing Organizational Learning Cycles

Imagine an organization in which all the records disintegrated overnight. Suddenly, there are no more reports, no computer files, no employee records, no operating manuals,…

Vision Deployment Matrix: A Framework for Large-Scale Change

Vision can be a powerful force for action when it is clearly articulated and there is a genuine desire to bring it into reality.

The Supply/Demand See-Saw: A Generic Structure

Using a systems thinking approach can expand our understanding of a particular problem or issue by helping us view our actions in the context…

A New Path to Understanding Systems Thinking

Many readers will recognize this scenario: A group in your department is planning a highly complex project, but the conversations you’re hearing about it…

Systems Thinking: What, Why, When, Where, and How?

If you’re reading The Systems Thinker®, you probably have at least a general sense of the benefits of applying systems thinking in the work-place.

A Palette of Systems Thinking Tools

In this issue’s Toolbox it may be helpful to lay out the full array of systems thinking tools from which this column draws. You can…