Mechanistic Approach In System Thinking

The systems thinking approach are different from the traditional approaches used for solving problems. The most common approach to problem solving is the Mechanistic approach, which in essence assumes that to understand a complex problem would be to examine the workings of all its individual parts. This would entail breaking the problem down to its simplest form and based on this identify a solution.

In contrast to Mechanistic approach, the Systematic approach is the process of understanding how things, which are regarded as systems, influence one another as a whole. In essence, systems’ thinking is all about how we organise our minds to think, therefore looking at issues or problems as a whole, where the whole represents not the sum of the

A Systematic approach retains the appreciation of the whole and achieves the simplification of the “problem” by going up a level of abstraction and discarding detail. System thinking is holistic, thus requiring one to consciously go up levels as to retain the connections and all the different relationships involved.

The methodology provides varies powerful system tools that facilitate holistic thinking, which involve different diagrams to understand the system as a whole and thus better understanding the so-called mess. The different types of methods that can be applied using the systems thinking methodology to enable one to understand a complex system includes the

The knowledge of systems thinking has open-up a whole new world to me, and my perspective on problem solving. Based on above workings, and how I’ve concluded the effect on my working capital issue, by understanding the whole system, made a big difference. Focusing on the purpose of the whole system and to retain the connections between components whiles discarding detail which sometimes can really waste ones time. Understanding that simple cause – and effect relationships are insufficient to explain a complex system, but feedback loops are a better way to think about complex systems. With the systematic approach we must be able to see what is happening vs. what our aim are, and always keep in mind what the effect on the whole system would be if improvements are