Tag

systems thinking

Entries tagged with systems thinking - exploring this theme across cognitive biases, logical fallacies, mental models, and more.

8 concepts

Systems Thinking

Anthropocentrism 

The assumption that human needs, perspectives, and values are the central or most important frame for understanding the world.

 Mental Model

Chesterton's Fence 

Before you remove something, make sure you understand why it was put there in the first place.

 Systems Thinking

Emergence 

Complex behaviours arising from simple rules, with no central plan or control.

 Systems Thinking

Feedback Loops 

When the output of a system feeds back in as input, either amplifying or dampening the original effect.

 Mental Model

Map is Not the Territory 

Every model, theory, or description of reality is a simplification - useful, but never the whole picture.

 Mental Model

Second-Order Thinking 

Thinking beyond the immediate consequences of a decision to consider what happens next - and what happens after that.

 Systems Thinking

Tragedy of the Commons 

When individuals acting in their own rational interest collectively destroy a shared resource.

 Systems Thinking

Unintended Consequences 

Actions in complex systems produce outcomes nobody planned for - sometimes worse than the original problem.