{"id":272,"date":"2023-02-05T14:50:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T14:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2025\/09\/10\/systems-thinking\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:04:58","slug":"systems-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/2023\/02\/05\/systems-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Systems Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"272\" class=\"elementor elementor-272\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9af98f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e9af98f\" 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-a84b598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"a84b598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"94\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457b8744 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"457b8744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProblems attributable to the system instead of to special causes<br>\n<a style=\"color: #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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65fe803b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65fe803b\" 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-5636e665 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5636e665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts about this Microcredential<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575cf27d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"575cf27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3563df96 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3563df96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4em;font-weight: 500\">Things to Know<\/h3><ul><li>This microcredential is free to all current ACC students, Faculty, and Staff<\/li><li>This microcredential provides a base upon which to build digital fluency<\/li><li>This microcredential is part of the\u00a0<em>Interactive Problem Solving with Systems Thinking and Technology microcertificate<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8b2b0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e8b2b0e\" 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-4e4e33ca elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e4e33ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\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>\nThose completing the microcredential with an 80% or above will receive a portable digital badge that can be shared with employers or online on sites such as LinkedIn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28de7a47 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28de7a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/09\/DFI-Systems-Thinking.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-273\" alt=\"\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What our students have to say about this Microcredential<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad46e93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ad46e93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab47260 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ab47260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/09\/WhatOurStudentsHaveToSay.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/09\/WhatOurStudentsHaveToSay.png 650w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/09\/WhatOurStudentsHaveToSay-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3904c51d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3904c51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>The Systems Thinking course helped me better understand a subject that I had always been curious about<\/strong>. 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccdb930 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ccdb930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfa5940 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cfa5940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\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 patterns and uncovering surprises<br \/><a style=\"color: #c1d82f;font-size: 13px\" href=\"https:\/\/nbs.net\" target=\"_blank\" 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