Contents Updates Preface Introduction The Early Years Uncommon Sense Recurring Structures System of Systems Beyond Connecting the Dots We Have a Problem Crop Damage v2 Storytelling Relationships Problem Solving Battling the Jungle Creating Insights Basic Relationships Reinforcing Balancing Guidelines Kumu Template Relationship Summary Implications Parent’s Trust Perpetuating Poverty Reserves Stabilization Student Behavior Stagnation Population Behavior The Boy Who Cried Wolf Storytelling Storytelling Aha! Postscript Creating the Future Dealing with Reality The Predicament The Realization Integrated Toolset Kumu Discussions Integrated Interactions Integrated Mindset Reality Summary Frequently Recurring Structures Basic Structures Promote Growth Fix a Problem Growth Structures Growth Leads to Decline Elsewhere Partners for Growth Become Adversaries Growth Slows Over Time Limited Resources are Shared by Others More than One Limit to be Addressed The Limit is Insufficient Capacity Tendency to Let Standard Slip Goal Seeking Structures The Fix Overshoots the Goal Things Seem to Oscillate Endlessly Things Get Better then Worse Underlying Cause Not Being Addressed Dependence on the Fix Develops Fix Creates a Problem Elsewhere Linear Progress Slows Over Time Tendency to Settle for Less theWay Appreciation Situation Assumptions Behavior Trends Ideal Alternative Network Magic Situation Network Magic Behavior Network Magic Assumptions Appreciation Summary Investigation Understanding Interacting Components Stakeholders Network Magic Stakeholders Responsibility Influence & Concern Network Magic Understanding Network Magic Boundaries Investigation Summary Strategy Strategy Leverage Points Network Magic Leverage Network Magic Strategy Strategy Summary Implementation Network Magic Implementation Avoiding Unintended Consequences Enduring Solutions Network Magic Summary Implementation Summary Receivables Situation Behavior Assumptions Stakeholders Boundaries Relationships Leverage Strategy Receivables Summary Insight Maker Musings People always, always, always, ... Finding Meaning in a Model References