A systemic, long-view approach to End Stage Renal Disease treatment has been proven to increase patients' well-being, while reducing drug costs by $2 million per year. This Mayo Clinic study demonstrates an innovative use of System Dynamics across disciplines to increase communications and overall efficiency.

This review of Robert Louis Flood's 1999 publication Rethinking the Fifth Discipline: Learning Within the Unknowable examines the framework Flood articulates and the relationships between various branches of Systemic Thinking. There is something to be gained by learning from others in the wider systems community.
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Mainstream media often portrays complex topics as one-sided issues. What is often needed is a bigger picture, longer term understanding of the effects at play. Here, Systems Thinking provides insight and understanding on the topic of dams through the use of a causal loop diagram to capture multiple interrelated perspectives.

Revisit some foundational elements of Systems Thinking in this article from our archives. Richmond outlines seven interdependent thinking skills that seasoned Systems Thinkers master. Identifying and examining these skills helps provide a foundation for further development of Systems Thinking skills and tools.