Where to begin

Whether you want to just get your feet wet or dive headfirst into the the study of systems thinking and application, there are several resources available to get you started. Where to begin depends on your own learning style, needs and location.

NALANI'S SYSTEMS THINKING OFFERINGS:

Individualized Application, Personal Coaching & Organizational Consulting

Public and In-house Workshops

OTHER GREAT SYSTEMS THINKING RESOURCES:

Books & Websites

Workshops & Conferences

Individualized Application, Coaching & Consulting

Are you or your team interested in talking about how to apply systems thinking to your own complex situation? Let's have a conversation.

I can help you and your team develop skills in:

• asking more systemic questions
• increase shared understanding of an issue by making the dynamics of a system visible using systems thinking tools and
• identifying high-(versus low-)leverage ways to intervene

Contact me and we can discuss your specific needs.

Public and In-house Workshops

My colleagues Steve Byers, Colleen Ponto and I conduct systems thinking public workshops about throughout the Pacific Northwest. We also customize in-house workshops and strategy sessions for intact groups interested in learning together about systems thinking and how to better understand their complex issues they are all facing..

Email me to learn more about the workshops.

Recommended books about the tools, skills, language and/or mindset of systems thinking

Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows

Introduction to Systems Thinking by Daniel Kim

The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge

When a Butterfly Sneezes by Linda Booth Sweeney

Connected Wisdom by Linda Booth Sweeney

The Shape of Change by Rob Quaden and Alan Ticotsky

WEBSITES

Websites explaining the basics of systems thinking

Pegasus Communications

Waters Foundation (Systems Thinking in Schools)

Linda Booth Sweeney

Websites explaining the basics of system dynamics

System Dynamics Society

isee systems

Creative Learning Exchange

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES

Systems Thinking/System Dynamics Conferences

New Habits of Mind for New Solutions
Advanced Workshop (New!)

October 19, 2012 Bothell, WA

Click here for more information

Pegasus Communications'

Systems Thinking in Action Conference

November 12-14,2012 Indianapolis, IN

Systems Thinking Workshops for K-12 Educators & Administrators

Creative Learning Exchange's

Systems Thinking & Dynamic Modeling
Conference for K-12 Education

June 30 - July 2nd, 2012 Wellesley, MA
Using systems thinking and system dynamics to
address common core and stem standards

Waters Foundation Workshops

Portland, OR and Tucson, AZ
Various dates. Click for more information.