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Creative Holism:

Creative Holism:. A critical systems approach to complex problem situations 49 th Annual Meeting of the ISSS, Cancun, Mexico. Creative Holism. 1. The Need for Creative Holism 2. The Benefits of Holism 3. Creativity in Applied Systems Thinking 4. The Nature of Creative Holism

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Creative Holism:

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  1. Creative Holism: • A critical systems approach to • complex problem situations • 49th Annual Meeting of the • ISSS, Cancun, Mexico

  2. Creative Holism • 1. The Need for Creative Holism • 2. The Benefits of Holism • 3. Creativity in Applied Systems Thinking • 4. The Nature of Creative Holism • 5. The Potential Impacts of Systemics on Society

  3. The Need for Creative Holism • >The nature of problem situations • more complex • change more rapidly • exhibit greater diversity >The failure of management fads and panaceas • not holistic enough • not creative enough

  4. The Benefits of Holism • > Holism and reductionism > Some strengths of holism • transdisciplinary analogies • structure and process • holism as critique • theoretical awareness > Some benefits of holism • success in practice • addresses “big issues”

  5. INCREASING DIVERGENCE OF VALUES 3.1 Creativity – the development of applied systems thinking UNITARY PLURALIST COERCIVE INCREASING COMPLEXITY SIMPLE HARD SYSTEMS THINKING EMANCIPATORY SYSTEMS THINKING SOFT SYSTEMS THINKING COMPLEX POSTMODERN SYSTEMS THINKING SYSTEM DYNAMICS ORGANIZATIONAL CYBERNETICSCOMPLEXITY THEORY Figure 1. The development of applied systems thinking

  6. 3.2 Creativity – metaphor and paradigm analysis • Metaphor analysis • machine • organism • brain • culture • political system • etc • Paradigm analysis • functionalist (positivist and structuralist) • interpretive • emancipatory • postmodern

  7. The Nature of Creative Holism • > Creativity > Choice > Implementation > Reflection The holistic doctor

  8. The Potential Impacts of Systemics on Society > Creative holism and some “big” issues > Improving goal-seeking and viability > Exploring purposes and achieving mutual understanding > Ensuring fairness > Promoting diversity

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