Applying Structural Systems Thinking to Frame Perspectives on Social Work Innovation

Applying Structural Systems Thinking to Frame Perspectives on Social Work Innovation

OBJECTIVE Innovation will be key to the success of the Grand Challenges Initiative in social work. A structural systems framework based in system dynamics could be useful for considering how to advance innovation. METHOD Diagrams using system dynamics conventions were developed to link common themes across concept papers written by social work faculty members and graduate students (N = 19). ...

Time to Shift from Systems Thinking-Talking to Systems Thinking-Action; Comment on “Constraints to Applying Systems Thinking Concepts in Health Systems: A Regional Perspective from Surveying Stakeholders in Eastern Mediterranean Countries”

A recent International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) article by Fadi El-Jardali and colleagues makes an important contribution to the literature on health system strengthening by reporting on a survey of healthcare stakeholders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) about Systems Thinking (ST). The study’s main contributions are its confirmation that healthcare stakeholde...

Applying Systems Thinking to Catchment Management

Participative planning processes are being used to examine and determine appropriate strategies for the Lachlan catchment in central NSW Australia. However the inter-related impacts of planning decisions are not easy to unravel. A systems simulation modelling tool is being developed to allow the exploration of alternative environments and strategies. This paper examines the adaptive approach an...

Applying Systems Thinking to Aviation Psychology

Perspectives on Systems Thinking in Engineering