Subject: Looking for Systems Stories and other inputs

Posted by Linda Booth Sweeney on 5/25/2009
In Reply To:Looking for Systems Stories and other inputs Posted by William Costello on 5/25/2009

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Hi Kapil,
>>> >
>>> > I recently started a blog entitled Talking about Systems. In one thread, I
>>> > create systems maps for the articles written by New York Times journalist,
>>> > Thomas Friedman (see: http://lindaboothsweeney.net/blog/#post-46). I’ve
>>> > tried to make these accessible by embedding pictures within the loops.
>>> Chris
>>> > Soderquist (www.pontifex.com) and I will be soon be posting
>>> mini-simulations
>>> > of the Friedman articles as well. We have the first one done, we just have
>>> to
>>> > post it!
>>> >
>>> > I second Paul’s suggestion to encourage students to find their own systems
>>> > stories. I do with this classes at Seattle U. (master’s level). The
>>> stories
>>> > they find are wonderfully diverse, ranging from the personal (“my husband
>>> > doesn’t wash the dishes, so I don’t wash the dishes”), to the global (using
>>> > systems tools to analyze the current financial crisis).
>>> >
>>> > I hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your work.
>>> >
>>> > Linda

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