1. A Napkin introduction
to Systems Thinking
Part 2: Why use Systems Thinking?
Nicolas STAMPF
nicolas.stampf@appreciatingsystems.com
http://www.appreciatingsystems.com/

2. Agenda
• Part 1. What is Systems Thinking?
• Part 2. Why use Systems Thinking?
• Part 3. How to do Systems Thinking?

3. Why: a simple answer
Using ST allows you to inquire
what’s behind the obvious

4. Why: an elaborated answer
Using ST allows you to inquire into the details
as well as the environment the system belongs to

5. Better quality of your mental
models

6. Allows you to test your systemic
hypothesis
By modelling and creating Behavior over Time graphs

7. Use for your own understanding…

8. … or connect with that of others

9. Next…
• Part 1. What is Systems Thinking?
• Part 2. Why use Systems Thinking?
• Part 3. How to do Systems Thinking?

10. Credits
• Gene Bellinger
– @systemswiki
– http://www.systemswiki.org/
• Members of Systems Thinking World
LinkedIn Group
– http://is.gd/lxLc9w
• Dan Roam
– @dan_roam
– http://www.napkinacademy.com
• Moleskine®
– http://www.moleskine.com/