Systems Thinking - A Trend? LO16255

Jo Hamill (jhamill@srv1.mis.ed.ac.uk)
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 16:19:06 +0000

Replying to LO16103 --

Carol,
You asked if the omission of Systems Thinking from a list meant:

> that because...it is a trend now, it will automatically continue to be
>so in the future? Any other explanations for this?

There are lots of explanations, maybe the editor thought it was time to
ring the changes; maybe people take it forgranted; maybe systems thinking
is on the way out. The real question is does it matter? Who really pays
attention to the lists? If you're already in there with systems thinking,
are you going to stop just because it's no longer on the list?

These days we are swamped with trends and buzz words. So many ideas and
thoughts, numerous possibilities. I hope people explore what's available
and make their decisions based on what is best for their organisation.
Those who follow the trends and the buzzwords miss the point. I wouldn't
worry about ST not being on a list, quite the opposite in fact!!

Jo
Jo Hamill
jo.hamill@ed.ac.uk
Faculty of Medicine, Edinburgh.

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