Systems Thinking

  • Follow up on creativity
    Just thought I’d follow up on my last article on innovation. Perhaps I was a bit too harsh on business people who are uncomfortable with the creative process. I came across a lovely description recently which which very humorously brings out its painful nature. It was on the website of...
  • Is creativity the most important business skill?
    I had a bit of a clear out recently and came across an old magazine, a special 75th anniversary edition of Business Week, and I had to sit down and read it again, as you do, because the whole edition was dedicated to the subject of innovation. They had looked...
  • What is Systems Thinking?
    Systems thinking is a bit of a buzzword and often people wonder what it actually means and how does it have any practical uses. I thought I would write a short(ish) article on it, starting off with a few illustrations of systems thinking in real life. The annoying shower You...