12. Some Systemic Concepts...
• Gregory Bateson
• Steve de Shazer
• Peter Senge
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Humberto Maturana
• Niklas Luhmann
• Francisco Varela
• Paul Watzlawick
• Eliyahu Goldratt
• ...
13. System Wholeness
“A change in a part of the system
necessarily influences the whole
system”
Command and - Steve de Shazer
Control often ignores
this!
15. Circular Causality
The distinction between causes and effects blurs
... ...
Quality Team
...
Problems Morale Low
... ...
Code does
not get
cleaned
- The Thinking Process ...
- System Diagrams
16. Non-Linearity
2 x Cause does not result in 2 x Effect!
• Thresholds (Barriers, Tipping Points)
• Non-linear reactions
• ...
17. There is no Observer!
An Observer influences
the system anyway,
just by
watching it!
22. An Organisation...
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23. Your turn...
- In pairs: client and
coach
- Client determines 2-3
parallel networks
- Client visualises 1-2 of
these networks
- Coach gives feedback
and asks clarifications
27. 1. Belonging
• “Us and Them
• “Friends and Foes”
• “Family and the Others”
Who belongs to the
system has priority!
(Consultant be aware!)
System Existence
28. 2. Order of Arrival
• The Last is less important than the First
• The Last can leave first (less stakes!)
Growth and
Expansion
