Systems Thinking

For seeing causes, connections and constraints.

switchback list --collection systems-thinking lists the same templates in the CLI.

• Node mapResearch-backed

  Externalise structure and relationships.

• Five whysResearch-backed

  Descend from symptom to cause.

• Frame by frameResearch-backed

  Replay one real instance of a recurring problem to find the exact moment it could have gone differently.

• Goal factoringResearch-backed

  Take one habit apart into the goals it serves, then find other ways to meet each goal.

• Constraint removalResearch-backed

  Break fixation by removing the thing the human is protecting.

• Assumption auditResearch-backed

  Surface the beliefs the plan silently rests on.