Book : Systems Archetype Basics: From Story To Structure (2007)
Categories: Business • General Systems • Systems Thinking
Tags: anderson • book • kim • management • organisation • pegasus
Publisher: Pegasus Communications Inc.
Author(s): Anderson, Virginia • Kim, Daniel H.
Published: 2007 • ISBN: 1883823048 • 208 pages • Delivery Format: Hard Copy - Paperback
Available from: Amazon (DE) • Amazon (UK) • Amazon (US)
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Summary
From the publisher:
Does your organization make the same mistakes over and over again, without being able to get a grip on the cause? If so, a systems archetype might be at work behind the scenes! The archetypes depict the recurring “stories” that often indicate imbalance in a system.
Working with these tools can help individuals and teams surface their mental models, communicate the “story,” and engage in creative dialogue about the entire system.
Written by top authors in the field, this workbook brings you the latest thinking about the archetypes—and provides plenty of practice using them.
Familiarize yourself with eight classic archetypes, such as
Fixes That FailandLimits to Success, by working step-by-step through vivid examples, illustrations, and exercises. Additional activities, potential responses, a handy “archetypes at a glance” chart, and a glossary of terms complete your learning experience.Ideal for self-study or group practice, Systems Archetype Basics will give you the confidence and skill to start putting your knowledge to work.
Content / Structure
1. About the Systems Archetypes
2. Fixes That Fail
3. Shifting the Burden
4. Limits to Success
5. Drifting Goals
6. Growth and Underinvestment
7. Success to the Successful
8. Escalation
9. Tragedy of the Commons
10. Using Archetypal Structures
11. Additional Learning Activities
Appendix A: Potential Responses to the Learning Activities
Appendix B: A Palette of Systems Thinking Tools
Appendix C: Systems Archetypes at a Glance
Appendix D: Additional Resources
Appendix E: A Glossary of Systems Thinking Terms
Copyright 2007 by Pegasus Communications Inc.
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