Systems Thinking Made Simple

SYSTEMS THINKING MADE SIMPLE: New Hope for Solving Wicked Problems

by Derek Cabrera and Laura Cabrera

To understand and address complex problems, we need to think in terms of systems. This book by Derek Cabrera and Laura Cabrera presents 4 powerful rules that anyone—from school children to rocket scientists—can apply to learn, practice, and master systems thinking, improve your personal/professional effectiveness, and solve everyday challenges and wicked problems.

In this summary, you’ll learn:
• What are wicked problems and what makes them so hard to solve;
• The 4 DSRP rules (Distinctions, Systems, Relationships, Perspectives), and how to apply them in daily and advanced settings.
• How you can organize, structure, and visualize your content to better understanding an issue, make structural predictions, solve problems, become a systems thinker and build systems thinking organizations.

Who should read this:
• Leaders, analysts, decision-makers, and educators
• Anyone interested to improve your critical thinking and problem-solving skills