Systems Thinking Workshop

How to Prevent Breakdowns and Unintended Consequences

Have you noticed that many business processes eventually break down?

You can see this happening at work and in your personal life. Processes or solutions that were initially implemented with good intentions turn into problems and failures.

Why does this happen?

A business process or system has many components. If one component falls out of step with the other components, the business system breaks down. By knowing where to look for systemic patterns in components that may lead to breakdowns, you can avoid them.

Learn how to identify areas that will lead to system breakdowns and unintended consequences. Once you are able to identify these areas, you can avoid them and eliminate spending unnecessary time and resources correcting them.

How you will benefit

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• Understand systems thinking characteristics in decisions and solutions
• Identify and avoid potential problems and unintended consequences
• Save time and money by avoiding potential problems
• Manage your business more effectively and profitably

What you will learn

This workshop will cover:

1. Systems thinking tools that can identify system breakdowns:

• Components and structures
• Behaviour-over-time graphs
• Causal loops and systems archetypes

2. Case studies:

• Short-term solutions that fail in the long-term
• Projects that fail to deliver
• Human resource policies that turn into unintended consequences
• Pitfalls in project planning and strategic planning
• Under-investing and under-estimating project costs and resources

Who should attend

Business managers, executives and business professionals who want to improve their business processes and avoid system breakdowns and unintended consequences.

To attend the workshop

To attend a public workshop, please contact us for workshop details.

For in-house workshop, please contact us for more information.