Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it will be a butterfly — R. Buckminster Fuller

Systems thinking requires a shift in mindset, away from linear to circular. The fundamental principle of this shift is that everything is interconnected. We talk about interconnectedness not in a spiritual way, but in a biological sciences way.

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