Steps for a system exploration process

  1. Challenge

    2. Main question

    Symptoms

    Boundary - Scope of our work

    Elements of a system

    Elements of a environment

  2. Vision
    • Define the overall outcome of the system in mind
  3. Explore the Nodes
    • What are the main elements of the system
  4. Examining the links
    • Which elements can be linked together
  5. Driving Forces + Systems dynamics
    • What direction are these elements linked together

      • What elements are interrelated?

      What elements are interdependent?

    • What type of feedback loop?

      • Reinforcing loops

      Balancing loops

  6. Mapping + Putting everything together
    • Make a complex system map
      • Identify the underlying structure
      • Discovering the main driving forces
    • Bring every element together
    • Connecting all the feedback loop
    • Creating a big visual diagram