When working to tackle complex problems by bringing together a variety of institutions and partners, systems thinking is a central part of the approach. This video (3 minutes) created by global nonprofit Synergos provides a useful overview of systems thinking, which they define as “a set of methods and tools that allow us to focus on the whole system in which a problem exists.”
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Systems thinking: understanding the whole rather than just separate pieces
Video
3 minutes
By: Synergos
Leader-prep | Lifelong learners
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