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The How of Systemic Thinking

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The previous chapters in this section have addressed the who, the what, the why, and the where questions associated with messes and their constituent problems. This chapter will address the how question. When we refer to how, we are interested in the specific means used in the attainment of specific, purposeful goals. The means are the mechanisms utilized in moving from the current problem state toward a new desired state where the goals and associated objectives have been satisfied. Mechanisms produce the effects that, when taken in concert, move a mess from the current state to the desired state.

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  1. Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Patrick T. Hester

  2. Information Technology and Computer Science, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD, USA

    Kevin MacG. Adams

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Hester, P.T., Adams, K.M. (2017). The How of Systemic Thinking. In: Systemic Decision Making. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, vol 33. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54672-8_10

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