Systems Thinking is Critical in Developing Solutions to Sustainability Challenge

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Systems Thinking is Critical in Developing Solutions to Sustainability Challenge
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................2
2. Discussion..............................................................................................................................2
2.1 Description of Role of Systems Thinking in Local and Global Sustainability Challenge
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2.2 Explaining about Applications of Systems Thinking on Gender Bias and AI.................4
3. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................9

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1. Introduction
A significant approach that is quite effective for integration and is based on the belief
that various parts of the system might act differently as soon as the system is being isolated
from respective system environment and others parts of the system is termed as systems
thinking (Arnold and Wade, 2015). This specific approach eventually sets out effective
viewing of several systems in a holistic method. Systems thinking approach is solely
responsible to concern regarding major understanding of several systems only after
successfully examining interactions and linkages in elements that are needed to form the
complete system. As soon as this approach is used in practice, the approach is helpful for
encouraging to subsequently explore the inter relationship, boundaries and perspectives
(Mingers, 2014).
It is quite important to successfully develop several solutions to each and every kind
of sustainability challenge. One of these important and significant issues that leads to
sustainability challenges is gender bias (Riley et al., 2017). This could be increased with
implementation of artificial intelligence. Women are eventually under represented in various
economic life spheres, however involvement of technology has made it worse as compared to
any other situation. This report would be providing proper analyses over the approach of
systems thinking to develop subsequent solutions towards sustainability challenge regarding
gender bias as well as artificial intelligence.
2. Discussion
2.1 Description of Role of Systems Thinking in Local and Global Sustainability
Challenge
The approach of systems thinking allows a major process of balancing that has the
core tendency of successfully maintaining equilibrium in any particular system (Domegan et

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al., 2016). Subsequent attention is being provided to this feedback and it is termed as the
major component within the approach. It also enables proper organizational management for
looking at another solutions and wasting resources over the approach that are depicted to be
counterproductive. Systems thinking approach substantially uses computer based simulation
and a collection of graphs and diagrams to model, illustrate as well as predict behaviour of
the systems. Behaviour over graphs or BOT graph is present within the tools, which could be
referred to as several kinds of actions for long period of time (Dunnion and O’Donovan,
2014). A simulation model could be added within the sector, responsible to simulate overall
interactions of the system elements.
This approach of systems thinking has an important role to resolve each and every
global as well as local sustainability challenge. Systems thinking is majorly helpful in
addressing all types of complex or wicked problem situations (AI for Gender Equality
Problems. 2018). These types of local and global problems cannot be resolved by one feature
and this complex system cannot be entirely understood from distinctive perspectives.
Moreover, as the complex system is constantly evolving, the approach of systems thinking
could be oriented towards organizational learning, social learning as well as adaptive
management. In most of the difficult situations, the approach is quite helpful for making the
entire situation effective in a systematic manner and even identifying numerous leverage
points that can be eventually addressed for supporting the changes (Goode et al., 2014). The
approach is also helpful to check the respective connectivity and link within various
elements, involved in the situation to make it quite easy for supporting joined up activities.
The approach of systems thinking provides a framework to understand a complete
decision making cycle (Davis, Dent and Wharff, 2015). The links could introduce the
approach regarding efficient facilitation as well as management to subsequently support the
entire set of understanding regarding the problematic situations, thus bringing out some of the