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Systems thinking. Effective systems thinking is required for leading in today's worldWe can use systems processes to address the issues of hunger, food insecurity and overweight/obesityStart by drawing a picture of the organization of which you are a part. We often think of organizations. In terms
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1. Hunger, Overweight & Food Insecurity Robin A. Orr, Ph.D.
University of Illinois Extension
Food Science & Human Nutrition
2. Systems thinking Effective systems thinking is required for leading in todays world
We can use systems processes to address the issues of hunger, food insecurity and overweight/obesity
Start by drawing a picture of the organization of which you are a part
3. We often think of organizations In terms of silos
Did anyone draw a map?
Did anyone draw communication or relationships between entities on their chart?
5. Systems thinking important Think in terms of:
Processes
Maps
Relationships
Be a systems thinker
7. What systems allows you to do When something goes wrong hunger, food insecurity, overweight/obesity
Must look at the larger world
The larger system of which it is a part
8. Parts of a system Inputs
Every element affects whole behavior
Throughputs
Parts are interdependent
Outputs
Every element affects whole behavior
Feedback
Parts are interdependent
9. World of systems Cannot control
Maneuver
Seek information
Become aware of our assumptions
Stay open to multiple perspectives
10. Assumptions about Hunger Put on flip chart
11. Assumptions about Food Insecurity Put on flip chart
12. Assumptions about overweight and obesity Put on flip chart
13. Question Assumptions Why
Why
Why
Why
Why
5 Whys
14. The mere formulation of a problem is often far more essential than its solution. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination
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Albert Einstein
15. Systems solving model Identify the opportunity or challenge
Identify potential issues
Prioritize issues
Identify strategies to address each prioritized issue
Develop Action Plans for key issues
16. What we wont get Single solution
Right answer
Most problems do not have one right answer
17. Our challenge To devise plans for addressing issues of hunger, food insecurity and overweight/obesity
Do we agree on this?
18. Okay lets go
Write one issue on a post-it note
Get a partner share, combine, eliminate issues
Get with another pair, repeat
19. Put all post-its on the wall
20. Are all the key issues identified What are we missing
What do we not know that we need to know to move forward?
How are we going to decide?
21. Decision-making processes Democratic vote and a percentage agrees
Consensus all can support decision and agree to implement within their roles
Modified consensus decision reached when 80% can support and implement
Which do you want to do?
22. Prioritize Based on importance of stakeholders
Based on the ease or complexity of resolving the issue
Based on the political environment
Based on resources
23. VOTE N/3
24. Key strategies How do we approach each of the prioritized issues?
25. Action Plan Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
26. Accountability How will we measure our successes
As a community
As a region
As a state
As a nation