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The Systemic Approach – 7 – An Alternative, Systemic Approach

Now let’s see how things could have been different with a systemic approach. Faced with the problems just described, I sketch the interactions between the parts of the situation. This reminds me that my leadership is mainly concerned with a handful of big accounts. In...

The Systemic Approach – 1 – A Machine Isn’t Working

A machine isn’t working and an expert is summoned to fix it. After looking at it carefully, he takes out a hammer and gives the machine a light tap. The machine starts right up. Then the invoice arrives. A thousand dollars!! $5 for hitting the machine with a hammer....

The Systemic Approach – 4 – Analytic versus Systemic 2 of 2

In analytical mode, I break down the objective into subobjectives – as I do when breaking down a computer program into sub-functions. In systemic mode, I do quite the opposite. I ask the question “why?”, and look beyond the immediate objective to find the motivation...

The Systemic Approach – 8 – Key Points

The systemic approach contrasts with the analytical one, and is usually the right approach in complex situations. The list of characteristics that I presented will help you to distinguish between systemic and analytical. Furthermore, a couple of our ICON9 tools embody...

The Systemic Approach – 2 – Analytical versus Systemic

My main objective with this module is to contrast the systemic approach with the analytical one, so that the difference between them becomes clear. Once this is achieved, you will be in a good position to decide which to use and when. For complex situations, a...