I have been studying systems thinking in my MBA class this semester and one of our recent sessions dealt with the relationship between adaptive leadership (a topic that forms the basis for an earlier unit in the MBA) and systems thinking. Quite clearly they are interrelated (the originator of adaptive leadership, Ronald Heifetz, is a…
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European carp and systems thinking
Anyone who spends time on the River Murray knows that the introduced pest, the bottom-feeding European Carp, dominates the river ecosystem and has all but destroyed our native species of fish. According to the ABC, carp make up 80% of the fish biomass and cause $500 million of environmental damage each year. To counter the carp’s…
A Systems Thinking Analysis of Australia’s Use of Offshore Processing Centres for Unlawful Non-Citizens who arrive by Unauthorised Boat
I’ve just listened to Professor Gillian Triggs, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, speaking on the ABC’s The World Today (Wed 10 August 2016) about a leak of over 2,000 case documents alleging sexual and physical abuse and self-harm in Australia’s immigration detention centre on Nauru. Just last week, my MBA syndicate group submitted an essay…