A Systems Story (Systems Thinking)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- A Systems Story - A short introduction to key systems thinking concepts (subtitles available in English, Japanese, Indonesian, Arabic and Turkish)
Directed by: Gyula Gábor Tóth, Videographer : Dénes Fellegi, Design: Enikő Simonyi, Text: Gyula Gábor Tóth, Linda Juhász-Horváth, Narration: Sarah Czunyi, Action: Szilvia Penyigey
BEE Environmental Communication
bee.co.hu
Balaton Group
www.balatongroup.org
For educational use, you can download definitions of key concepts introduced in the video here:
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'A Sufi story tells of a village of blind men. One day, a new creature arrived. Each of the men grasped one part of it, and declared they knew what it was:
- A snake!
- A rug!
- Columns!
But by only experiencing one part of it - each was wrong.
In our everyday lives, we also tend to look at things in parts rather than experiencing the world as a whole. This is not surprising, as such divisions start early on in school where we are divided into a range of subjects. Yet, the world is much more complex. If we are to understand its complexity, we have to think about the greater picture. We have to think in systems. Let’s illustrate this with a universal example: love.
- Do you love me? - Yes. - But how much?
In our love systems, the amount of love is always crucial (stock). Some things help love grow - such as laughter and good conversation… (inflows) However, the amount of love can also diminish, such as after a bad argument. (outflows). Thankfully we have precious moments in life, like a honeymoon, where we ensure our love is strengthened (reinforcing feedback loop), while in the everyday we tend to settle for a sweet harmony (balancing feedback loop). Indeed our love systems are extremely sensitive. In some cases, tiny actions can have a huge effect, (non-linearity) while others take some time to manifest (delays).
Yet love doesn’t just exist between two people - it’s much more than that. Love also exists between brothers and sisters, kids and parents, within family circles, and also among friends and wider communities. In reality, love connects us all. (non-existent boundaries)
However, we often damage love by repeating the same mistakes and not recognizing unintended consequences. For example, grounding a naughty child to ‘teach’ good behavior, could make them more rebellious. (policy resistance) Sometimes even small arguments can turn into large and messy fights. (escalation) As adults, we make promises to our parents to call them more often… but this can soon fade as time passes. (eroding goals) We can also become fixed to distractions not realizing that this may be creating deeper disconnects in a relationship. (addiction) And too often we lose sight of what really makes us happy. (seeking wrong goals)
Although we all tend to make such mistakes in love, there are wisdoms that can guide us towards systemic solutions:
Take time to understand the system
Make your language meaningful and truthful
Favour quality over quantity
Acknowledge mistakes, stay a learner
Go for the good of the whole
So why don’t we use such wisdoms to understand more complex systems, not just love?'
Wow... amazing video. NO video can explain system dynamics and thinking better that this. Kudos to the makers.
This video was recommended by one of our professors.
What a *GREAT* concept! Stumbled upon this & I had to share. Enjoy!
Jen. This video as absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing and I *must* do the same.💖
This video is extraordinary. I couldn't agree more, "systems thinking needs simple language." What a beautiful and clear way to capture the impact of systems thinking. I cannot wait to spread this message (and video)!
Brilliant in its simplicity and elegant in its rendition. Wonderful empathetic voice. I request BEE Environmental Communication make a lot more videos on Systems Thinking as they seem to have found a way to overcome the biggest hurdle in Systems Thinking i.e.teaching it.
Nice explanation for novices like me!
I agree, more videos would be more than wonderful :)
Simple language for fundamental concepts. Very good video.
Such an awesome video! Thanks for the effort in putting together in front of our very eyes very visible symptoms of this very invisible domain of complex systems.
Loved it. I'll show it in strategic planning undergrad classes and to agribusiness graduate students at Universidade Estadual Paulista in Brazil. Thanks for sharing the video with us.
Excellent! I teach systems thinking, and found this to be a clever example with a terrific design.
Through the video we can go far together. Excellent initiative.
Best,
Lully
This is a very excellent video about Systems Thinking.
Awesome! Best and simplest explanation of key systems concepts :)
A Great Example; thank you for this video.
Well done. My every-waking-moment mantra: Be aware, focus, think. Nature's absolutes that are evaded in society: reality, reason, and cause and effect. Much of today's problems stem from people rejecting systems thinking because they know they will not like the final answer, i.e., it is not what they wish for.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.
Solving the „elephant„ is not considering complexity, but identifying PRIORITY.
Not everybody can grasp the entire systems. In fact there are only few of them. But actually it can be trained.
Excellent video. Expecting more :)
A tale of learning to unlearn!
Thanks, Abhishek, "a tale of learning to unlearn!", it sounds like a good teaching! : ) (We should/ have to learn to unlearn!)
Absolutely beautiful! Way beyond brilliant! Love it!
You just explained to me what 10 pages of reading on systems thinking in my business class could not. Thank you!!!
Such a beautiful video.......very nicely created.......
Thanks a lot..!
Such a great demonstration for System Thinking 👌🏻👌🏻
Thank you so much, Nga :)
Amazing video!
Useful and artistic...! ☺❤
Excellent!!
I want to buy these building blocks ))
brilliant
Beautiful! Beautiful! I have been feeding a systems and complexity thinking hub for Portuguese speaking audiences. Would it be possible to translate this material? Of course, if all due credits! Congratulations!
Thanks for this nice feedback! Please contact us at info@bee.co.hu and we can talk about the translation :)
Awesome!
Thank you for this vid.
Thank you for your comment..! We appreciate it.
where do i get those building blocks???
Love it ty
Minor correction - It is an original Indian Parable and not a Sufi Story.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
Hi Deepak, thanks a lot for this correction! : )
@@beeenvironmentalcommunication This is just a small symptom. Unfortunately Indian contribution to science, medicine, metalurgy, arts, architecture, philosophy etc has been appropriated by others. Check who invented algebra, who talked about gravity a few centuries before Newton was borne.
Wow this was an amazing video!
Thank you so much for the feedback :)
👍🏽
woah
Good video other than whitewashed and heterosexual love only shown. Would love to see an inclusive remake!
Loved this video! ...the allegory of the building/ play blocks, the connection to love for understanding systems thinking in the context of the fundamental drive for all humans to do good in this world - brilliant!
Thank you so much, Robyn!
Thank you so much for making this! It is thoughtful, beautiful, and easy to digest. I've had trouble finding a way to communicate systems thinking to wider audiences with increasingly limited attention spans, but this video is something special.
これは素晴らしい♪ あらためて勉強になった。
ビジネス現場では「愛？関係ないだろ」と反発しそうな輩も想定できるけど、そんなケースにこそ効き目がありそう。
This is amazing, well done and thank you
Thank you so much!! :)
Excellent way to explain systemic thinking applied to life and love
Absolutely brilliant clip .... loving it !
awesome video. thanks for helping to understand system thinking in an simple way.
This is a great video :a complex matter simple explained , and understandable for everyone .
I love your video. It's very concise, engaging and beautiful. Please do more!
“Systems thinking needs a simple language “ Say that to my college professor who loves to deliver concepts in over complicated formats and drown the students in a flood pool of jargons.
Thank you for this video! You brought clarity on many things using some wonderfully crafted visual examples. This is how it should be done in educational institutions. Take note! 🙄
I love this video, i can learn more about system thinking. Thank you!!
I loved how systems thinking was applied to love. Thank you so much for the video.
Thank you so much for the comment.
The best explanation about System Thinking I ever seen. What and idea. Really appreciate the effort. Keep making this type of videos and more and more people should be enlightened with system thinking. 👌
nice, wordefull, Thank you so much for making this video.
wow! that helps a lot for bringing system thinking to anyone
Amazing. Could you please inform me what is the software used to create this brilliant video?
Only paper/glue, a lot of wooden blocks and a camera :)
Amazing way to present! I need the cubes!!
awesome connection and smooth flow of the story, concepts. clarifies the ideas and make them very visible and understandable. touching from own life and actions we have made or gone through. awesome, thank you for all who involved in making it
Thank you so much for this positive feedback!
Well thought of and creatively executed video. When it comes to systems thinking, they say that its always difficult to make things simple and this video has done so, by beautifully relating it to systems be it love, life, relationships or an organisation, after all its all a matter of Human system functioning !! Please make and share more of these creative capsules :) Kudos to the whole team !!
Thank you so much for your kind comment - we appreciate it.
:D
Thank you. There is so much in this video, worth a lifetime of sharing. Be kind.
Thank you so much :) You too.
Amazing video. Can you please tell the name of the blocks used?
Thanks!! We created the blocks for the video.
thank you!
Super duper video; love the love theme!
Could add a suggestion to counter the reason why people don't use systems thinking; that complexity seems much harder to manage especially when the issues involved already feel overwhelming. Of course systems thinking allows us to see the patterns in systems that either worsen or improve the issues - and changing the patterns is non-complex. For example by leverage points that you mention. Well done!
I love this
Incredible!
Thanks a lot, Ashraf!
nyenye
i really admire the idea behind this production
Hi Fateme, thanks a lot for your feedback : )
brilliant!
Thank you, Otto!!