Systems Thinking Practice T 205 Block 2 You

Systems Thinking & Practice (T 205) Block 2 You and Your Relationship

Block 2 You and Your Relationship Ø Week 1 - Individual Lives Ø Week 2 - Models, Traps and Motivation Ø Week 3 - Relationship & Communication Ø Week 4 - Conflict and anger

Individual Lives Block 2 Week 1 Session 1 – Welcome to block 2 q Session 2 – Introducing week 1 q Session 3 – Your mess of the week q Session 4 – Your system of interest q Session 5 – Using Psychological measures q Session 6 – Technology and Human Labour q Session 7 – World view and perspective q Session 8 – Seeing through another person’s eyes q Session 9 – Summary of the week 1

Welcome to Block 2 week 1 Session 1 The block 2 is broken in to 4 weeks Ø Week 1 - Individual Lives Ø Week 2 - Models, Traps and Motivation Ø Week 3 - Relationship & Communication Ø Week 4 - Conflict and anger For the first two weeks Ø Start by identifying an appropriate mess Ø Identify a system of interest within it Ø Explore some of theory from Concept File 2 Ø Tryout some techniques from Concept File 2 Ø Apply these to the mess you’ve identified For the next two weeks Ø Purpose Ø Perspective Ø World view Ø Trap Ø Feedback Diagrams: Spray, Rich picture, Systems map, Multiple cause diagram, Sign graph- the new one SUDA: Sensing, Understanding, Deciding, Acting

Introducing week 1 Block 2 week 1 Session 2 Ø Week 1 is about applying systems ideas to messy situations involving the experience of individuals at work and at home.

Your mess-of-the-week Block 2 week 1 Session 3 Ø Imaginative thinking Ø Brainstorming for mess

Your System of Interest Block 2 week 1 Session 4 How to identify a system of interest Section 6. 3 of T 551 Primer Section 2. 6 of the Primer Size to make them, how to draw the boundary Run the systems map session on the T 552 CD –ROM Reread T 552 Diagramming Appendix A. 2. 1 “ Systems maps”

Using Psychological Measures Block 2 week 1 Session 5 Run the spray diagram sessions on the T 552 CD-ROM Reread T 552 Diagramming Appendix A. 1. 1 “Spray diagrams and mind maps” Read the Individual reading 4 “ People are different” Use a spray diagram to take notes from the reading Try SAQ 4. 1 – answers are at the end of the concept file.

Technology and Human Labour Block 2 week 1 Session 6 Ø Read concept File 2 The Individual Reading 5 ‘ case study Ø Use the idea bank to see other people’s examples, and to add your own -Browse , contribute, search and info

World view and perspective Block 2 week 1 Session 7 Worldview and perspective and the difference Ø Worldview Ø Perspective Ø Conflict between the two Ø Example of people with shared perspective but different worldview or shared world view but different perspective

Seeing through another person’s eyes Block 2 week 1 Session 8 Read from Concept File 2 The individual Reading 1 ‘Babe Secoli’ Reading 2 ‘Phil Stallings’ Reading 3 ‘Larry Ross’

Summary of the week 1 Block 2 week 1 Session 9 Reading and resource list Concept File 2 The individual Main introduction – session 2 Section I people at work, introduction – session 2 Reading 1 Babe Secoli – session 8 Reading 2 Phil Stallings – session 8 Reading 3 – Larry Ross - session 8 Reading 4 – People are different – session 5 Reading 5 – Case study: Engineers and the work that people do T 552 diagramming: Appendix A. 1. 1. Spray diagrams and mind maps – session 5 Appendix A. 1. 3. Rich picture – session 3 Appendix A. 2. 1. Systems maps – session 4 CD-ROM Systems maps section – session 4 CD-ROM Spray diagrams section – session 5