From Werner Ulrich's JORS Articles Operational research and critical systems thinking – an integrated perspective. Part 1: OR as applied systems thinking. Journal of the Operational Research Society advance online publication (14 December 2011). and Part 2 :OR as argumentative practice.

See also insight on Boundary Critique

One question that I seem to be getting more and more often is "Should I do this in Insight Maker or Kumu?" At one time that was an easy answer, and still is for certain things, for others it's becoming more and more difficult.

There are a number of habits that one should practice to improve their Systems Thinking skills.

Critical Systems Heuristics Boundary critique from Ulrich See also Critical Systems Thinking Insight

Joe P. is currently managing a project that's behind schedule and he's experiencing substantial pressure to get the project back on track.

The meaningful relationship between a business and its customers should be a reinforcing structure.

Presents the two basic causal relationships and the use of those relationships to create the growth and goal seeking casual loop structures. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

Thoughts on the growth of the Twitter user community presented as a causal loop diagram.

Clone of In-24664. One question that I seem to be getting more and more often is "Should I do this in Insight Maker or Kumu?" At one time that was an easy answer, and still is for certain things, for others it's becoming more and more difficult. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Certified Systems Thinker Course.

Presents the two basic causal relationships and the use of those relationships to create the growth and goal seeking casual loop structures. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

This model depicts the interactions of Aesop's Fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

This model depicts the interactions of Aesop's Fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

Presents the two basic causal relationships and the use of those relationships to create the growth and goal seeking casual loop structures. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Learning Program.

This model depicts the interactions of Aesop's Fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Learning Program.

Presents the two basic causal relationships and the use of those relationships to create the growth and goal seeking casual loop structures. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

There are a number of habits that one should practice to improve their Systems Thinking skills.

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Learning Program.

Presents the two basic causal relationships and the use of those relationships to create the growth and goal seeking casual loop structures. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

There are a number of habits that one should practice to improve their Systems Thinking skills.

There are a number of habits that one should practice to improve their Systems Thinking skills.

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Learning Program.

When endeavoring to develop an understanding of the nature of something it is generally useful to create a model of some type to aid in surfacing that understanding.