Discussing theories and types of systems was a process of looking at situation from a distanced and unrelated point of view. Some concepts were easier to understand because I had previously experienced them or realized my part in a specific system. The first part of the course brought up a lot of questions about the application and ways in which these processes occurred. This approach led to many discussions and ideas about why specific situations were classified as they were within the dynamic systems.
Throughout these last sessions, it was evident that many of these theories and concepts could be applied, and visually placed on maps. However, it was represent our ideas visually through mapping that was a hard process in these experiential sessions. This became our complicated system through the project. As we looked retrospectively through our progress in each session, we changed words and arranged ideas as we felt would make sense, and would help us represent our intentions more thoroughly. This was also a moving system that led us to different ways of thinking and understanding others’ worldview thus increasing our complexity.
My group chose an idea fairly fast. Our self-organization was very goal directed, as we understood the task and objective of our project. We divided our ideas into two groups, a local issue and an international issue. This was our way to simplify our task. Our local suggestions were between Uber and AirBnB, and our international suggestion was
1. System Thinking: System thinking is nothing but instead of focusing on only one particular issue, we have to analyze and try to understand the entire system on the whole. With this kind of analyzation, we can easily find a solution to the problem as the problems are not confined to only a particular area or time. We might find a solution for a particular issue, somewhere in the whole system by analyzing the entire system completely. We should try to relate the actions and the consequences on the whole as the issues occur at different time levels, not confined to only one particular time level. We have to have knowledge of the relation between different departments of an organization and the relation between them and the functionality between the departments as to how they are related in an organization. We generally focus on only one particular issue rather than seeing the bug picture and that shouldn’t be done. In system thinking we analyze the big picture.
• Systems thinking—a way of thinking about, and a language for describing and understanding, the forces and interrelationships that shapes the behavior of systems. This discipline helps us see how to change systems more effectively, and to act more in tune with the larger processes of the natural and economic world.
The first concept establishes that all parts of the system are interconnected (Kaakinen et al., 2015). Therefore, if one part of the system experiences a problem then the entire system will be affected. The second and third concepts are an extension of the first. The theory also recognizes that the larger system is composed of smaller subsystems (Kaakinen et al., 2015). However, the entire system is more complex than simply adding all the subsystems together. The final concept states the system has boundaries with internal and external environments (Kaakinen et al.,
“Systems thinking is the art and science of making reliable inferences about behavior by developing an increasingly deep understanding of underlying structure” (THWink.org, 2014). It is a way of understanding the relationships that shape the behavior of systems. It helps us see how changes can be more effective. Specifically, this paper will discuss the following:
This difference in emphasis can be seen in the various branches of Systems Theory and their use of the term "system". General Systems Theory, founded by Ludwig von Bertalanffy [13], was an attempt to revive a view of Unified Science through the study of the attributes and properties common to all real systems, con- ceived of as physical processes and objects. He emphasized in par- ticular that, in contrast to the then prevalent prejudice in physical science, real systems are open to, and exist in complex hierarchical relations with, their environments; and that by continual Evolution, qualitatively new properties can appear through Emergence.
One of the major topic was the conceptual system theory which consist of three systems and they are individual system, interpersonal system and social system. Each of the systems are unique in their own ways and equally important and valuable.
In my view I feel that the statement “system theories provide an exceptionally useful means of for understanding human behavior in many contexts” means that the system theory can not only be taught, but utilized in every day life to understand the different aspects of the way the human race acts and reacts in specific situations or every day life.
System theory includes ecological systems, and it typically focuses on how different individuals interact with others in their environment (Turner, 2014). In fact, social workers use this theory in understanding different individuals while in their constant transaction within their environment. For example, system theory suggests that different systems and subsystems in the societies are interrelated parts. Also, the other common concept of system theory states that each subsystem affects several other areas of
A system interdependent on groups of people or items working together to complete a specific goal is known as an open system (Cordan, 2013). Healthcare organizations are usually designed around systems that interact with outside environments, indicating that they are open systems (Cordan, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to use a systems theory model to examine a workflow problem within an open system unit, in one organization, and design a solution to the workflow issue.
Theories are the basis that helps us generate a paradigm, a new knowledge. We as students should identify the theory that we would like to continue working with, and especially the theory on which we must continue to study.
I wanted to represent visually where Avon High School is working and then determine, with the cognitive aid of mind mapping, where I could focus my work and the work of our students. I prefer writing as the means to process my thoughts because I don’t know where I will end up in my thinking when I begin working on an assignment. This assignment forced me to think and process what I was reading and learning without the aid of writing and then visually to represent my thoughts. This required more certainty; I had to move to concretes and specifics more quickly than writing requires. The writing process for me is to think and question, read, think, write, ask questions, read, and write more before I begin the editing process, which frequently requires me to begin move through the writing process again. This project was similar, but instead of writing, I jotted down key phrases and ideas, reworking them as I read, thought, and questioned. And just like writing, I had no idea where I would end up with this assignment. Also like writing was my heavy use of the delete key. As I tell me students, all unnecessary words must be replaced by le mot juste. Creating graphical
As stated in Some Basic Concepts in Systems Dynamics by Jay W. Forrester, systems dynamics is a discipline with the scope of science, education, law, engineering, or medicine. It is also described as being a methodology and mathematical modeling technique to frame, understand, and discuss complex
In The Changing World of Work video, HR and Crewing Manager Ian Robertson notes that he can identify team work as a transferable skill he acquired in his first post-school job as a farmer and that it was just as important when he entered the oil industry later in his career. This relates to my own experience having work in both an administration role and as a stock controller. Both roles required teamwork with other departments within the business and this skill will continue to be highly useful in future career paths, whether it is accountancy or any other role that takes place within a team
With the second wave of systems theory came about the idea of the ecological perspective, named ecological systems theory. It is the combining of general systems theory with an ecological approach. Ecological systems theory uses ideas that link together four different social systems that surround an individual; these systems are known as, micro-systems, meso-systems, exo-systems and macro-systems (Healy, 2005). The ecological model is used as a tool. These systems are very structured and use certain processes as guideline. Different processing concepts are used in systems theory. These concepts explain how the system works. Input is the energy being fed into the system across boundaries. Throughput is how the energy is used within the system and output is the
The second Areas of Knowledge I will be discussing is natural sciences. I take Biology so I chose to focus on Biology so that I can talk from my experience. System is often used in Natural Sciences in order to help organize a