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Systems Thinking

Lightning talk given at XP2011

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Systems Thinking

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  1. A brief introduction to... Systems @patkua Thinking

  2. What is a system?

  3. Parties

  4. No, really, what is a system?

  5. Set of agents Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  6. Set of agents Agent Agent Interconnected Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  7. Set of agents Agent Interconnected Agent In a dynamic state Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  8. What are common system “smells” ?

  9. Boom to Bust

  10. Unpredictable

  11. Party Gone Bad Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/24/love- parade-festival-tunnel-stampede/print

  12. Small changes lead to large effects

  13. But what is systemsthinking?

  14. Looking at systems holistically to better understand emergent behaviour

  15. Cause è Effect (does not apply at a system level)

  16. Systems thinkers seek feedback loops

  17. Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  18. Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  19. Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent Agent

  20. 2 Types of Feedback Loops Amplifying Dampening Self Reinforcing Decreasing Compounding Stabalising Increasing Runaway Balancing Self Maintaining Snowballing Escalating

  21. Amplifiers

  22. Finger Food Music Wii Drinks Kitchen Area

  23. Dampeners

  24. Public Transport (Lack of) Entertainment People Time

  25. Systems have delays

  26. A Simple System (or is it?)

  27. Calories In Calories Burnt Weight

  28. Good Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight

  29. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight

  30. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight

  31. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight

  32. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight

  33. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight

  34. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight Mood

  35. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight Mood

  36. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight Mood

  37. Good Food Junk Food Calories In Calories Burnt Weight Mood

  38. Systems are more complex than we think

  39. Learn More

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