Introduction to Systems Thinking

These following statements about systems thinking methods are correct, except.......

• Can be repeated by others

• Identify assumptions

• Use implisit models

• Use data

These following statements about general systems theory are correct, except.......

• A transdisciplinary approach

• A metatheory

• A single theory

• More an approach to finding general theory across fields of scientific, philosophical,  and technological inquiry

The correct statement about non-systems is....

• Parts are connected

• No explicit purpose

• Parts operate towards a purpose

• Changing one part or connection

  affects other elements of the  system

“All the activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain  health” is the definition of health systems by....

• Roemer

• WHO

• L. Von Bertalanffy

• Peters

Most biological, social, economic, and physical systems that have many  interacting agents in a changing environment are....

• Chaotic Systems

• Complex Adaptive Systems

• Simple Systems

• Complicated Systems