In a strategic planning workshop, drawing a Rich Picture helps people to understand the situation and ambitions of their organization. Continue reading
Tag Archives: systems modelling
Untangling a Theory of Change
My client asked me to develop a Theory of Change as a visual summary of a multi-faceted strategy for social change. Continue reading
System mapping for poverty reduction
Over the past few months I have used systems mapping and facilitation to help the City of Toronto to develop their next 4-year Poverty Reduction Strategy. Continue reading
System Mapping with Kumu: Workshop
You are welcome to the Systems Thinking Toronto meet-up on June 26, where I’ll be presenting the Poverty Reduction Model and getting you started with the Kumu software. My slides are available.
Toronto workshops about systems modelling
I will be giving workshops in Toronto on Feb. 27 and March 11 about system modelling and my Master’s Research Project: Continue reading
Tips for using Kumu for large system maps
Kumu is a great online tool for making dynamic diagrams of systems, stakeholders and social networks. Here’s what I learned from using Kumu for a large system map of over 1100 cause-effect connections between 550 elements:
Adapting the notation of Causal Loop Diagrams
In my Master’s Research Project, I adapted the Causal Loop Diagram format, using flexible, modernized notation in Kumu software, to display cause-and-effect relationships in a complex system. Continue reading
Scope of a model: breadth, depth and detail
In my Master’s Research Project, I developed a very large model of a complex system. In so doing, I identified multiple ways to expand or contract the scope and size of a modelling project: breadth, depth, density, detail, evidence and quantification. Continue reading
Balancing scope and capacity in modelling projects
One of the findings from my Master’s Research Project was this framework for planning a systems-modelling project with a good balance between the scope to be covered, and the time and other capacities available from the modelling team:
