Paradigms are like lenses: shift them, and suddenly new patterns come into focus. That’s the power of Social System Mapping.
This is the seventh article in my 8-week series exploring foundational systems thinking concepts, written for the 2025 RE-AMP Systems Thinking Academy. Whether you’re following along with the series or diving deep into systems practice, this article explores Pattern Spotting…
This is the sixth article in my 8-week series exploring foundational systems thinking concepts, written for the 2025 RE-AMP Systems Thinking Academy. Whether you’re following along with the series or diving deep into systems practice, this article explores Adaptive Action…
As mappers, we’re always grappling with complexity. Networks don’t behave like machines. They adapt, self-organize, and surprise us. Which means that mapping isn’t just about drawing static lines — it’s about learning to see living patterns, and then engaging with…
Why do systems revert to old patterns even after successful change efforts? The answer lies in understanding human systems as Complex Adaptive Systems, where agents interact to create self-reinforcing patterns. Durable transformation requires reshaping deeper patterns of relationship, perception, and…
Working on a social system mapping project? The technical aspects of using sumApp are just the beginning. The real art lies in understanding the living systems you’re mapping—and developing the relational skills to work with them effectively. The 2025 RE-AMP…
Social system mapping (SSM) is a new mapping practice that can present on the surface a sloppy mash-up of better-established and more-well-groomed methodologies. It was not pre-conceived, pre-defined, pre-justified & pre-proven. Rather, it is emerging from the interaction between what Tim…
Privacy in a Social System Map is a particular kind of trust. People aren’
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