| Description |
1 online resource (168 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Systemic Thinking -- Systems Thinking -- Critical Thinking -- Design Thinking -- Vibrant Organizations -- Social Systems and Their Public Managers -- Systemic Thinking and Sustainability in the Public Sector -- Five Practices for Creating a Vibrant Organization -- The Process of Practicing -- Four Steps of Implementation -- References -- 2 Depicting the System -- About the Practice -- The Process of Depicting the System -- Case Study: A College Dean Struggles With Planning in a Rural District |
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Non-systemic Approach -- Systemic Approach -- Tools -- CATWOE Analysis Tool -- Four Steps to Developing a System Definition Tool -- Eight Rules for Visualizing Your System Definition Tool -- Examples of System Mapping -- Chapter Summary -- Practicing the Practice -- Exploring Approaches to Depicting the System (See Case Study) -- Identifying the Elements of Your System (See Table 2.1 and Figure 2.2) -- Developing Your System Definition (See Figure 2.3) -- Visualizing Your System (See Figure 2.4) -- Reflecting on Practicing the Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References |
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3 Evaluating the System -- About the Practice -- The Viable System Model -- Conducting Systemic Evaluation Using the Six Functions -- Case Study: A Town Manager Faces Challenges With Evaluating Performance -- Non-systemic Approach -- Systemic Approach -- Tools -- Formative Feedback Loops Tool -- Systems Analysis Tool -- Chapter Summary -- Practicing the Practice -- Exploring Approaches to Evaluating the System (See Case Study) -- Establishing Common Understanding of Systemic Evaluation (See Figure 3.2) -- Applying Systemic Evaluation (See Figure 3.3) -- Reflecting on Practicing the Practice |
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Recommended Readings -- References -- 4 Collaborating Within and Across Systems -- About the Practice -- Additional Obstacles to Collaborating -- Managing Systemic Collaboration -- Developing Relationships -- Case Study: A Nonprofit Executive Director Addresses Homelessness -- Non-systemic Approach -- Systemic Approach -- Tools -- Social Capital Mapping Tool -- Project Roles Tool -- Meeting Management Checklist Tool -- Chapter Summary -- Practicing the Practice -- Exploring Approaches to Collaborating Within and Across Systems (See Case Study) -- Expanding System Partnerships (See Figure 4.3) |
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Designing Project Roles (See Figure 4.4) -- Optimizing Meetings (See Figure 4.5) -- Reflecting on Practicing the Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- 5 Developing a Systemic Culture -- About the Practice -- Structure -- Culture -- Performance Culture -- Systemic Culture -- Developing a Systemic Culture -- Case Study: A State Child Welfare Manager Addresses the Need for Change -- Non-systemic Approach -- Systemic Approach -- Tools -- The Social System Survey Tool -- The Social System Scorecard Tool -- The Systemic Knowledge Wheel Tool -- Chapter Summary -- Practicing the Practice |
| Summary |
Offering a pathway to vibrant organizations, this book integrates systems thinking, critical thinking, and design thinking, and provides the tools needed to proactively apply them in the social systems where we live and work |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Exploring Approaches to Developing a Systemic Culture (See Case Study) |
| Subject |
Industrial management.
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Critical thinking.
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Strategic planning.
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System theory.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Regenold, Tracey
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Reed, Philip
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| ISBN |
9781040019795 |
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104001979X |
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