Systems thinking can be distinguished from Design Thinking and Process Thinking.
There is Design Thinking, where we are called upon to listen deeply and empathetically to users in order to develop, through iterative discovery, new _solutions_.
There is Process Thinking which calls us to think abstractly in complex logical structures to develop new _processes_.
Great innovators are system thinkers. Leonardo da Vinci certainly was. At the root of his immense capability was his insatiable curiosity about many diverse areas. He would explore each of these areas deeply, linking his observations to create complex webs of understanding – each a Meaning Matrix.
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Developing all three of these types of thinking allows us to unlock the potential of the Whole Mind.
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