Systems Thinking
Businessdictionay.com defines an organization as a social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or pursue collective goals. (Businessdictionary, 2016) The needs of an organization could be a financial, social, moral, or a combination of multiple needs. Nonetheless, a root word in word organization is, ation. Ation means the act or process of doing something. (Marriam-Webster, 2016) This root word creates an important distinction in the term, organization because the root word suggests constant movement, action, or change. Peter Senge’s idea of learning organizations and systems thinking speak to the continuous act of learning and development in an organization.
Senge (2010) describes systems thinking as a conceptual framework, a body of knowledge and tools that has been developed over the past fifty years, to make the full patterns clearer, and to help us see how to change them effectively.
Those that use systems thinking, consider the whole of a system, group, or organization, rather than the part, to make decisions …show more content…
The goals of an organization are typical attained, not by one member’s efforts, but through the collective efforts of many, or all members of the organization. Margaret Rouse (2016) defines organizational goals as strategic objectives established to outline expect outcomes and guide employee’s efforts. However, organizational goals cannot be achieved by focusing on a small segment of an organization. Systems thinking makes the small aspects of a learning organization understandable. This is achieved due to the new ways in which individuals perceive themselves, their world around them and their organization. Senge (2016) suggests that at the heart of a learning organization is a shift of mind. That is, members begin to see their connection to the organization and how their own actions create problems or
Businessdictionay.com defines an organization as a social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or pursue collective goals. (Businessdictionary, 2016) The needs of an organization could be a financial, social, moral, or a combination of multiple needs. Nonetheless, a root word in word organization is, ation. Ation means the act or process of doing something. (Marriam-Webster, 2016) This root word creates an important distinction in the term, organization because the root word suggests constant movement, action, or change. Peter Senge’s idea of learning organizations and systems thinking speak to the continuous act of learning and development in an organization.
Senge (2010) describes systems thinking as a conceptual framework, a body of knowledge and tools that has been developed over the past fifty years, to make the full patterns clearer, and to help us see how to change them effectively.
Those that use systems thinking, consider the whole of a system, group, or organization, rather than the part, to make decisions …show more content…
The goals of an organization are typical attained, not by one member’s efforts, but through the collective efforts of many, or all members of the organization. Margaret Rouse (2016) defines organizational goals as strategic objectives established to outline expect outcomes and guide employee’s efforts. However, organizational goals cannot be achieved by focusing on a small segment of an organization. Systems thinking makes the small aspects of a learning organization understandable. This is achieved due to the new ways in which individuals perceive themselves, their world around them and their organization. Senge (2016) suggests that at the heart of a learning organization is a shift of mind. That is, members begin to see their connection to the organization and how their own actions create problems or