{"id":2810,"date":"2023-02-05T16:55:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T22:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:18:02","slug":"systems-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/systems-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"DFAI-9014 Systems Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2810\" class=\"elementor elementor-2810\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d3f44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37d3f44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527972ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"527972ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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#c1d82f;font-size: 13px\" href=\"https:\/\/deming.org\/appreciation-for-a-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deming institute<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380478d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"380478d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403bcc01 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"403bcc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts about this Micro-Credential<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b0a17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90b0a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4em;font-weight: 500\">What You&#8217;ll Learn<\/h3><ul><li>How to approach problems from a systems perspective\u00a0<\/li><li>Fundamental concepts of systems thinking<\/li><li>Use Systems Thinking with other problem solving methods, such as Design Thinking, DSRP Method, and Change Management<\/li><li>Use mapping and digital tools to visualize systems<\/li><li>Development of Problem Solving professional competency<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fc832c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial 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elementor-element-79632f8e elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79632f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4em;font-weight: 500\">What You&#8217;ll Earn<\/h3><p>Those completing the micro-credential with an 80% or above will receive a portable digital badge that can be shared with employers or online on sites such as LinkedIn<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444db411 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"444db411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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The emphasis on diagrams to build out the components of system whether it be company, restaurant, garden, college course, etc. in regards to the whole sum <strong>will help in my future problem solving<\/strong>. My favorite part of the course was the intro into mental models which I have started to self study a bit.<\/em> N.D.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ed204 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ed204\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75dd0a5b elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75dd0a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amount of an iceberg that is underwater \u2013 a metaphor often used by Systems Thinkers when searching for 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