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Why you shouldn’t try to understand anything “in itself”
Systems theory: the study of interconnection
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The ambition of systems theory
Help uncover patterns, complexity, and interconnection across all kinds of phenomena (physical, social, technological)
What is a “system”?
Set of entities, with certain attributes, that lead to certain relationships
Q: Define your family or friend group as a system. Who are the major players, what are their roles/characteristics, and how do those characteristics lead to certain relationships?
Characteristics of systems
Characteristics of systems
Openness/closedness
Examples of particularly open or closed systems?
Characteristics of systems
Nonsummativity
Characteristics of systems
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Characteristics of systems
Homeostasis
Characteristics of systems
Equfinality
Reflection
1) Consider one system you are a part of.
When was homeostasis threatened? What happened? How did the system adapt (or not?)
2) Consider a goal that you have. Now reimagine it as a system. (What are the components involved, what are the relationships among those components, what are the means of feedback, etc.)
