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This course looks at Understanding and using three systems thinking patterns:<ul><li> Dynamics and loops</li><li> Complexity</li><li> Uncertainty</li></ul>...and understanding and using the systems laws and principles around Dynamic ComplexityThis is useful and important because systems laws and principles underpin systems thinking and the systems approaches.In the four parts of the Systems Laws and Principles course we introduce the ways of thinking of a Systems Thinker and 33 systems laws and principles so that these can be built into both a better understanding of systems thinking and also into their practice.&nbsp;<h3 id="e4f849af-a87d-4dc2-bb5c-0579496e636d" data-toc-id="e4f849af-a87d-4dc2-bb5c-0579496e636d" style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">Objectives</h3>In this course (part 3) you will cover:o&nbsp;&nbsp; Five practices for understanding the effects of dynamic loopso&nbsp;&nbsp; The pitfalls of categorisation approaches for understanding complexityo&nbsp;&nbsp; The use of Ashby’s approach to measuring complexityo&nbsp;&nbsp; The three dimensions of complexity and their relationship to different systems methodologieso&nbsp;&nbsp; Ten practices for dealing with uncertaintyo&nbsp;&nbsp; Understanding and using the systems laws and principles around dynamic complexityTrainerThis course is delivered by Patrick Hoverstadt, (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hoverstadt-3666b4/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hoverstadt-3666b4/</a>) author of ‘The Grammar of Systems’. Patrick is a leading consultant and internationally recognised expert in systemic approaches to organisation design, strategy, and transformation, with over 30 years of experience. Founder of Fractal Ltd, he has worked across private, public, and third sectors—delivering complex organisation restructures, national-level diagnoses, and innovative strategic models. He is co-developer of the “Patterns of Strategy” methodology and a specialist in the Viable System Model. Patrick has advised major firms such as BAE Systems, Siemens, and Rolls Royce, as well as government bodies and global NGOs. A prolific thought leader, author, and educator, he has contributed to postgraduate programmes at ten universities worldwide and served as Chair of SCiO, the UK’s largest systems practitioner community.This material is Copyright and should not be used without discussions with the trainer.

Systems Laws and Principles - part 3

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