Systems thinking
Systems thinking
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DOI：
10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.12.001
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发表时间：
2008-08-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Lobdell, Claire
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作者：
Cabrera, Derek;Colosi, Laura;Lobdell, Claire
评估是“系统思维”盛行的众多领域之一，据说前景广阔。然而，关于什么构成系统思维，人们存在分歧。它的含义是模棱两可的，系统学者们对它进行了各种不同的描述。另一种来源包括：冯·贝塔兰菲、亚里士多德、老子或多个非周期性的“波”。一些学者将其描述为系统科学的同义词(即非线性动力学、复杂性、混沌)。其他人则将其视为分类学--一系列系统方法。在如此多的噪音中，评估者往往很难找到系统思考的信号。最近在系统思维方面的工作将它描述为四个简单概念模式(规则)的紧急属性。对于一名评估者来说，她不需要花费数年时间学习许多方法或非线性科学，就能成为一名“系统思考者”。相反，通过一些实践，人们可以学会将这四个简单的规则应用于现有的评估知识，并产生革命性的结果。(C)2008爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
Evaluation is one of many fields where "systems thinking" is popular and is said to hold great promise. However, there is disagreement about what constitutes systems thinking. Its meaning is ambiguous, and systems scholars have made diverse and divergent attempts to describe it. Alternative origins include: von Bertalanffy, Aristotle, Lao Tsu or multiple aperiodic "waves." Some scholars describe it as synonymous with systems sciences (i.e., nonlinear dynamics, complexity, chaos). Others view it as taxonomy-a laundry list of systems approaches. Within so much noise, it is often difficult for evaluators to find the systems thinking signal. Recent work in systems thinking describes it as an emergent property of four simple conceptual patterns (rules). For an evaluator to become a "systems thinker", lie or she need not spend years learning many methods or nonlinear sciences. Instead, with some practice, one can learn to apply these four simple rules to existing evaluation knowledge with transformative results. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.