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date: 2022-05-08
link: https://lethain.com/how-to-safely-think-in-systems/
title: How to safely think in systems
cited: Will Larson (Lethain)

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> Communicating effectively is a valuable leadership skill, but Meadows focuses on an even more fundamental skill: how to think correctly. Since reading Thinking in Systems, I’ve spent a lot of time doing what the title recommends: starting with an introduction to systems thinking, implementing a small language for modeling systems, and modeling why work-in-progress limits work, system reliability, and hiring funnels.