Reflect, learn, adapt

The process of reflecting, learning and adapting is what enables systems work to be flexible, emergent

and non-linear. It has an ever-present and ongoing nature, which is different to traditional problem-solving approaches where reflection comes at the end of the process.

We don’t know where a systems journey might take us in our learning or how an action might influence a system, so we need to continually be course-correcting until we start to get the traction we desire. In this way, when we are generating new information in a systemic inquiry, we ensure it informs our next step as we are constantly expanding our understanding of the system.