John Reid

Liz Twelves posted an update in the group Complexity Approaches to support Quality Improvement 1 day, 23 hours ago

So, I finally have got round to posting about the systems thinking meet-up. Thank you for organising it – it was fascinating to hear different perspectives on it.

I reflected on a couple of things. Firstly, how important iterative approaches like QI methodology are to help navigate complexity. I imagine systems thinking practitioners would…Read more

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Annabelle Burns posted an update in the group Complexity Approaches to support Quality Improvement 2 months ago

Hi All

Thanks to those who joined the Systems Thinking meet up just now (https://q.health.org.uk/event/systems-thinking-meet-up-for-students-and-practitioners/).

What an interesting and lively discussion! It definitely feels like there are a number of us out there seeking to deepen our understanding and theoretical knowledge of Systems…Read more

Andrew Ware replied 2 months ago

Thanks for hosting the session Annabelle.

Here is a paper I mentioned which is open access from the Systems Research & behavioural Science journal – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sres.3056

It has a description of Systems Thinking, which is one interpretation, but useful for anyone getting to grips with ST. Some view ST from a…Read more
- john mortimer replied 2 months ago
  
  Thanks, thats interesting. It shows the variety of systems thinking that is out there.
  I might post something about one aspect the paper refers to, thank that is the softer systems thinking. When I work with organisations, I find that the thinking of the managers and culture of the organisation an important part of what I have to do with regard…Read more
Andrew Ware replied 2 months ago

Absolutely agree John. I liked your approach in describing what ST is not. ST described as hard systems or soft systems (given there is a methodology called soft systems methodology by Checkland) doesn’t do ST favours I find. Soft can imply ‘fluffy’ to managers or solely academic, when what they desire is something concrete. The soft side or…Read more

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