1) Read the following story (in Canvas), answer questions.
One Drop of Honey – Burmese Folktale
a) What is the ‘system’ in this story?
b) What was the king’s mental model?
c) What is the systems thinking lesson in the story?
d) Using a Fixes-that-Fail Archetype, draw a possible CLD for this situation. (Template in
Canvas)
2) Read the following chapter and complete the exercise. Ollhoff, J. & Walcheski, M. (2002). Stepping in Wholes, Chapter 12, “Linear vs. Systemic Thinking”, pp. 56-59. MN: Sparrow Media Group.
a) Using the “Linear vs Systems Thinkers Scale” template in Canvas (from Figure 5),
subjectively assess the “linear vs systems” tendency for two entities by placing an ‘x’
on the line between the linear and systems thinker characteristics.
i. yourself
ii. another organization or individual of your choice
b) Give an example that illustrates your assessment of both of these entities
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