Systems Thinking, Systems Design
Day 6
Time and place:
- Wednesday, February 14, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Bissell 417
6.1 Preparation
For Day 6, each group should prepare and present an infographic poster
on their impressions about the system approaches most relevant to
their research.
- Budget 4 hours to prepare the infographic.
- What does systems thinking now mean to you (as compared to the
beginning of the class)?
- Which 2 or 3 approaches most resonated with your group?
- When might you apply these system methods in your research (or
in your life)?
There are some sample "Eight infographics from 'Systems Thinking 2
(2016)'" at http://coevolving.com/blogs/index.php/archive/eight-infographics-from-systems-thinking-2-2016/
6.2 Classroom activities
| 1:00 - 1:15 |
Discussion on blogs from the previous
class |
| 1:15 - 1:30 |
Group 1 presents infographic |
| 1:30 - 1:45 |
Group 2 presents infographic |
| 1:45 - 2:00 |
Group 3 presents infographic |
| 2:00 - 2:15 |
Group 4 presents infographic |
| 2:15 - 2:30 |
Break |
| 2:30 - 2:45 |
Group 5 presents infographic |
| 2:45 - 3:00 |
Group 6 presents infographic |
| 3:00 - 3:15 |
Group 7 presents infographic |
| 3:15 - 3:30 |
Group 8 presents infographic |
| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Course reflections |
6.3 Assignments
- Write an individual concluding appreciation synthesis as a blog
post, trying to spend no more than 60 minutes.
- Which 2 or 3 system ideas from the past six weeks are
resonating to change the way you think (and which ones might
remain a mystery)?
- Why are those systems ideas significant in your research, your
work and/or your life?
- Where could you see applying (or avoiding) using these systems
approaches?
- Include 2 or 3 references at the end of your blog post, and
use a proper citation style.
- Post a notification on the Google+ Systems Sciences Community, or
on a Blackboard Discussion Board thread.
- The deadline for posting is the Monday morning, 9 a.m.,
February 19