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Systems and Complexity

Understand what a system is and how systems thinking fits within policy development
Isolate the issues that are most likely to determine the success of your policy
Provide high quality policy advice and recommendations to ministers and senior officials

Overview

Cross Civil Service

This course introduces the concept of systems thinking and how it can be used to identify, define and articulate complex problems by framing them as systems.

Systems thinking is a problem-solving approach which explores the linkages and interactions between the people, perspectives and other factors present in any given situation. It helps break down a complex problem into smaller, discrete parts and can help improve the chances of positive outcomes being delivered. Without this, policy professionals risk delivering options that have little chance of succeeding.

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