Systems & Us
Our Mission is to spread a framework for thinking holistically and engaging in meaningful dialogue about complex social systems – that language is
Everybody Hates Taxes – How America has the Highest and Lowest Corporate Tax Rates
Quiz question – Does the United States have one of the highest or lowest Corporate Tax Rates amongst developed countries?
Systems Thinking for Democracy
In a democratic, dynamic, and diverse society such as the United States, solving problems depends heavily on three things: the
No Child Left to Learn
“Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid through education.” – Bertrand Russell In this post, we explore
Escalation of Mobs, Science Books, and Work Hours
Escalation is a systems archetype that occurs when competing actors “one up” each other – rather than set absolute levels of
Unwanting the Unwanted Pregnancies: Abortion (Part 2)
In a prior post, we expressed the need to reframe the abortion debate to include solutions to Unwanted Pregnancies and
Pondering the Plight of Survival on a Safari
Every year tourists from around the world pay thousands of dollars to catch a glimpse of The Great Migration on
Conceiving a Different Framework For Abortion (Part 1)
Regardless of whether you view abortion as a crime or a right, nobody loves abortion. Few people would argue that
How Kiva Serves the Poorest
Kiva is a non-profit organization that seeks to alleviate poverty through online loans. One of Kiva’s challenges is how to help
Tragedy of the Kitchen
When I first began studying systems, I lived in a late 1800’s era apartment in St. Louis with three other
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