introduction to systems thinking
& Human Systems Dynamics
why to use systems thinking in complexity?
Complexity and uncertainty interfere with our capacity to “Predict & Control”, rendering traditional problem-solving management approach ineffective. Methods and tools of Complex Adaptive Systems help us to develop the new “Sense & Adapt” mindset, more fit for function and thrive in the unpredictable VUCA environment.
By building your organisation as a living, evolutive ecosystem rather then as an externally controlled machine, you can develop resilience, sustain high performance, and successfully ride the waves of change to harness new opportunities that emerge.
high performance dynamics
see patterns & opportunities
create conditions for high performance
To thrive in today’s unpredictable and volatile environement, organisations need a highly adaptive and resilient management framework.
Leading organisations as adaptive and robust ecosystems provides us with simple yet powerful tools to quickly adapt and find the best fit in our environement without the need for certainty, predictability and control.
what you will explore
Master key dimensions of a thriving ecosystem design
Shift from seeing or solving problems towards seeing and influencing patterns
Set the conditions to increase your adaptive capacity, resilience and sustained high performance
understand system dynamics
learn to see, analyse and shift your system dynamics
In complex adaptive systems such as natural ecosystems, every situation is embedded in a unique context subject to constraints emerging in real time. Yet, thriving ecosystems invariably find the best fit and generate the optimal response to adapt and even take advantage of the new possibillities offered by changes in their environements.
They do it not through assigning their parts to systematically find and solve “problems” in separate areas, but rather by sensing the dynamic patterns at work and responding as a whole, by adapting in a systemic way.
what you will learn
Identify converging dynamics, groups and themes in your organisation
Analyse current differences and tensions that have the greatest influence on decisions and actions
Detect key connexions in the system that cary information flows and other resources and how they shape current exchanges
Discover opportunities to change system conditions, to shift the overall system patterns and achieve a greater fit.
thrive in complexity
develop resilience & build your adaptive capacity
The dynamics of human systems often seem extremely complex and unpredictable. However, over time, characteristic patterns emerge from the interactions within the system and with its environment. Through systematic identification and analysis of those patterns, leaders can develop greater ability to respond appropriately and to move their organisations toward greater resilience and sustainability.
Adaptive action cycles framework will help you shape your organisation’s patterns of productivity and performance. By developing your skills in standing in inquiry, you will acquire deeper sensitivity to your environment and achieve greater responsiveness to uncertainty, surprising dynamics and contradictory data.
adaptive skills will you acquire
In this training, you will learn to apply the adaptive action cycles to help you:
Systematically observe and identify key system tensions and patterns, such as dynamics of decision making and interaction
Analyse the current dominant patterns and consider options for action to move your system to a greater fitness or leverage emerging opportunities, despite the difficulties in predicting or controlling the outcomes
Move in between long-term, mid-term and short-term adaptive action cycles
build a thriving ecosystem.
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