<p>This episode explores Systems Thinking, it's impact on innovation across history and how to use it as we build the future of technology. Most problems in the world aren't random accidents, they're built into the systems we live in. They drive the currents that change the world.</p><br><p>Systems Thinking is a key idea in science, politics and business, but it knows no boundaries as systems show up everywhere.</p><br><p>In every era of humanity we created new systems in politics, law, technology and economics to deal with the problems of the day. As new challenges arise in the 21st century, from the future of AI to global politics, it is up to humanity to build new systems to overcome them.</p><br><p>Systems thinking invites us to discover the threads that bind our actions, cultures, and destinies into unexpected tapestries:</p><ul><li>Stop firefighting and get to the root cause.</li><li>Search for leverage points where small acts create outsized impact.</li><li>Reframe crisis from an isolated disaster to an interconnected opportunity.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Fun fact - It's the UN's 80th birthday today.</p><br><p><strong>ABOUT</strong></p><br><p>How to Change the World is an independent podcast on a mission to document the entire history of innovation. One world-changing event at a time.</p><br><p>Written, edited, recorded, produced by Sam Webster Harris.</p><br><p><strong>🤓 </strong>Website: <a href="https://igmlpi.short.gy/change-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ChangeTheWorldPod.com</a></p><br><p>🤗 Patreon:<strong> </strong><a href="https://igmlpi.short.gy/Patreon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPod</a></p><br><p>Help from:</p><p>👩‍🎨 Design - Francisca Correia (<a href="https://igmlpi.short.gy/FranciscaLI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available to hire</a>)</p><p>🧙‍♂️ Mentorship - Jeremy Enns (<a href="https://igmlpi.short.gy/Jeremy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available to hire</a>)</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS</strong></p><p><a href="https://iGmlPi.short.gy/Systems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thinking in Systems: A primer - Donella Meadows</a></p><p>A masterclass on all things systems. (Many graphs, don't get the audiobook)</p><br><p><a href="https://iGmlPi.short.gy/yqYtcx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Systems Thinking Made Simple: New hope for solving wicked problems - Derek and Laura Cabrera</a></p><p>Simple rules for understanding and solving the most difficult problems in society.</p><br><p><a href="https://iGmlPi.short.gy/World-order" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Change World Order: Why nations succeed and fail - Ray Dalio</a></p><p>Study of the cycles of world power over the last 500 years.</p><br><p><a href="https://iGmlPi.short.gy/antifragile" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder - Nassim N. Taleb</a></p><p>How to think beyond resilience to build systems (and portfolios) that benefit from difficulty</p><br><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p>00:00&nbsp;Systems and Families</p><p>01:43&nbsp;Welcome</p><p>03:47&nbsp;What is a System?</p><p>07:03&nbsp;ACT 1 - 4 ELEMENTS OF A SYSTEM</p><p>07:03&nbsp;#1 Stocks and Flows</p><p>08:32&nbsp;#2 Feedback Loops</p><p>10:21&nbsp;#3 Delays</p><p>11:32&nbsp;#4 Boundaries</p><p>13:02&nbsp;ACT 2 - MANAGING SYSTEMS</p><p>13:10&nbsp;Leverage Points</p><p>16:17&nbsp;Butterfly Effect</p><p>19:42&nbsp;ACT 3 - PREVENTING COLLAPSE</p><p>20:07&nbsp;Resilience in systems</p><p>21:52&nbsp;Self-Organisation</p><p>23:08&nbsp;Hierarchies</p><p>25:42&nbsp;ACT 4 - LOOKING AT TODAY</p><p>26:32&nbsp;Beyond GDP</p><p>29:11&nbsp;Modern Political Systems</p><p>30:45&nbsp;Can the UN Change the World?</p><p>32:12&nbsp;Rewriting the Rules of a New Era</p><p>33:59&nbsp;Take Homes and References</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

How to Change the World: The History & Future of Innovation

How To Change The World | Sam Webster Harris

Systems Thinking: How to Dance with Chaos and Innovate in a Changing World

SEP 10, 202537 MIN
How to Change the World: The History & Future of Innovation

Systems Thinking: How to Dance with Chaos and Innovate in a Changing World

SEP 10, 202537 MIN

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<p>This episode explores Systems Thinking, it's impact on innovation across history and how to use it as we build the future of technology. Most problems in the world aren't random accidents, they're built into the systems we live in. They drive the currents that change the world.</p><br><p>Systems Thinking is a key idea in science, politics and business, but it knows no boundaries as systems show up everywhere.</p><br><p>In every era of humanity we created new systems in politics, law, technology and economics to deal with the problems of the day. As new challenges arise in the 21st century, from the future of AI to global politics, it is up to humanity to build new systems to overcome them.</p><br><p>Systems thinking invites us to discover the threads that bind our actions, cultures, and destinies into unexpected tapestries:</p><ul><li>Stop firefighting and get to the root cause.</li><li>Search for leverage points where small acts create outsized impact.</li><li>Reframe crisis from an isolated disaster to an interconnected opportunity.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Fun fact - It's the UN's 80th birthday today.</p><br><p><strong>ABOUT</strong></p><br><p>How to Change the World is an independent podcast on a mission to document the entire history of innovation. One world-changing event at a time.</p><br><p>Written, edited, recorded, produced by Sam Webster Harris.</p><br><p><strong>🤓 </strong>Website: <a href="https://igmlpi.short.gy/change-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ChangeTheWorldPod.com</a></p><br><p>🤗 Patreon:<strong> </strong><a href="https://igmlpi.short.gy/Patreon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPod</a></p><br><p>Help from:</p><p>👩‍🎨 Design - Francisca Correia (<a href="https://igmlpi.short.gy/FranciscaLI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available to hire</a>)</p><p>🧙‍♂️ Mentorship - Jeremy Enns (<a href="https://igmlpi.short.gy/Jeremy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available to hire</a>)</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS</strong></p><p><a href="https://iGmlPi.short.gy/Systems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thinking in Systems: A primer - Donella Meadows</a></p><p>A masterclass on all things systems. (Many graphs, don't get the audiobook)</p><br><p><a href="https://iGmlPi.short.gy/yqYtcx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Systems Thinking Made Simple: New hope for solving wicked problems - Derek and Laura Cabrera</a></p><p>Simple rules for understanding and solving the most difficult problems in society.</p><br><p><a href="https://iGmlPi.short.gy/World-order" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Change World Order: Why nations succeed and fail - Ray Dalio</a></p><p>Study of the cycles of world power over the last 500 years.</p><br><p><a href="https://iGmlPi.short.gy/antifragile" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder - Nassim N. Taleb</a></p><p>How to think beyond resilience to build systems (and portfolios) that benefit from difficulty</p><br><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p>00:00&nbsp;Systems and Families</p><p>01:43&nbsp;Welcome</p><p>03:47&nbsp;What is a System?</p><p>07:03&nbsp;ACT 1 - 4 ELEMENTS OF A SYSTEM</p><p>07:03&nbsp;#1 Stocks and Flows</p><p>08:32&nbsp;#2 Feedback Loops</p><p>10:21&nbsp;#3 Delays</p><p>11:32&nbsp;#4 Boundaries</p><p>13:02&nbsp;ACT 2 - MANAGING SYSTEMS</p><p>13:10&nbsp;Leverage Points</p><p>16:17&nbsp;Butterfly Effect</p><p>19:42&nbsp;ACT 3 - PREVENTING COLLAPSE</p><p>20:07&nbsp;Resilience in systems</p><p>21:52&nbsp;Self-Organisation</p><p>23:08&nbsp;Hierarchies</p><p>25:42&nbsp;ACT 4 - LOOKING AT TODAY</p><p>26:32&nbsp;Beyond GDP</p><p>29:11&nbsp;Modern Political Systems</p><p>30:45&nbsp;Can the UN Change the World?</p><p>32:12&nbsp;Rewriting the Rules of a New Era</p><p>33:59&nbsp;Take Homes and References</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>