Learning Systems Thinking: Essential Nonlinear Skills and Practices for Software Professionals
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In this world of increasing relational complexity, we need to think differently. Many of our challenges are systemic. This book shows you how systems thinking can guide you through the complexity of modern systems. Rather than relying on traditional reductionistic approaches, author Diana Montalion shows you how to expand your skill set so we can think, communicate, and act as healthy systems.
Systems thinking is a practice that improves your effectiveness and enables you to lead impactful change. Through a series of practices and real-world scenarios, you'll learn to shift your perspective in order to design, develop, and deliver better outcomes.
You'll learn:
- How linear thinking limits your ability to solve system challenges
- Common obstacles to systems thinking and how to move past them
- New skills and practices that will transform how you think, learn, and lead
- Methods for thinking well with others and creating sound recommendations
- How to measure success in the midst of complexity and uncertainty
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Diana has 20 years of experience delivering transformative initiatives, independently or as part of a professional services group, to clients including Stanford, The Gates Foundation and Teach For All. She has served as principal architect for The Economist and The Wikimedia Foundation. She founded Mentrix Group, a consultancy providing technology architecture, systems leadership and workshops on nonlinear approaches. Writing, teaching and thinking about thinking are her favorite hobbies.
