Kingfisher School of Business and Finance

Lucao District, Dagupan, Pangasinan

Term Paper Part 1: Identifying the Problems

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BME 14: Systems Thinking,

Analysis and Design

Submitted by:

Ariaga, Joshua S. - 2nd Year - BSA - 1200365

Calamno, Frimaly R. - 4th Year - BSM - 1180058

Castañeda, Christina Mae C. - 2nd Year - BSA - 1200349

Deola, Chezka Rose M. - 2nd Year - BSA - 1200323

Fernandez, Lyra Mae S. - 2nd Year - BSA - 1200214

Garcia, Kimberly D. - 2nd year - BSM - 1200356

Gascon, Audrey Mae G. - 2nd Year - BSA - 1200164

Mendoza, Ruth Margel G. - 2nd Year - BSA - 1200162

Segundo, Ma. Cristine - 2nd Year - BSA - 1200333

Soriano, Ayn Loreign E. - 2nd Year - BSA – 1200368

Group 14

Submitted to:

Mr. Daryl F. Sinlao

Teacher

Ms. Vanilyn Dela Cruz

Co-Teacher
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Introduction

A group is an organization that brings together a set of individuals to collaborate on a

same task. Collaborating with others makes the mission more manageable and efficient.
However, being in a group can lead to misunderstandings and disputes. During the collaboration,
our group encountered three Learning Disabilities and Three Laws of the Fifth Discipline. These
issues have an impact on the learning environment and individual behavior, which could have
severe outcomes. Everyone developed and learned as a result of the various challenges we faced.

The Three (3) Learning Disabilities:

1. I am my Position
As a group, we are too focused on our own tasks and responsibilities. We are
limiting ourselves in what we can do, and as a result, we are losing out on other group
commitments. We personally think that we have to do things because we have to, and we
don't ask each other for opinions about certain things since it's not included in our part.
And now that we've discovered such a learning disadvantage, we're doing our best to live
with it by attempting to achieve things that are beyond our ability. I am my position, we
have known our standpoint, and we are working to broaden our perspective as a group.
2. The Parable of the Boiled Frog
As a group of individuals, we adapt into different kinds of circumstances in our
lives and we tend to disregard the differences of the situation that we are in. As time
passes by, without realizing it we are slowly reaching the bottom with no way out. We
unconsciously just stayed on our own comfort zone which our own responsibilities are
neglected and results to blame the mistakes to other party. This kind of disability
confuses the healthy behaviors between every member of the group as it gradually takes
control of our lives unconsciously dragged into harmful situations. But as a group, we are
learning on how to be flexible and responsible in any circumstances that will come on our
way. Learning on how to decide when to push our limit and when it is the time to stop or
jump out of the situation.
3. The Delusion of Learning from Experience
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‘Learning from experience is best done where we see the consequences of our
actions in clarity without ambiguity’ (K. Ferlic, 2009) There’s some point where we used
to prioritize other things rather than our assigned parts for the output of the group that
causes delays and compromises the performance as a whole. Then later on, realizes what
we’ve done and accept the mistake thinking that we’ve learned something while still not
realizing the effect of that action to the other members. We have reasons for complying
late but don’t acknowledge the effects of it to other group members. And as a solution,
we are trying to raise awareness about our actions and be an impeccable individual to be
able to come up with best decisions for the group.

The Three (3) Laws of the Fifth Discipline

1. Today's Problems come from Yesterday's Solutions

The first law of the Fifth discipline by Peter Senge which is the inability to fully
consider the outcome of certain decisions that might put an organization down in the
future due to the decision made before (Kang, 2019). An example to this is the situation
we are in right now, due to pandemic, we frequently use different social medias. And as a
newly formed group it is inevitable for us to have been shy with others, resorting to only
having connected to the leader. This may be a good solution at first, but in the long run it
could have been a disastrous where we could only communicate to one person.
2. The Easy Way Out usually Leads Back In

In the process of solving a problem as a group, is applying the easiest and the
most convenient way out of the problem instead of choosing the best solution leads to
failure. Taking an easy way could only worsen the situation where it would affect the
other decision-making that could cause a bigger problem in the future. Because of this
Learning Disability, the group isn’t able to produce effective outcomes because of a lack
of responsibility and accountability. To have a better outcome, it requires the effort of
every individual by understanding the problem by considering the consequences of the
actions to be taken before adopting the solution.

3. Small Changes can Produce Big Results but the Area of the Highest Leverage are
Often the Least Obvious
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A lever, in theory, allows you to lift or move objects with less force but the
inevitable that most groups encounter are the lack of communication and cooperation.
Instead of making things easier when cooperating in a group, it became the burden that
dragged the entire group barring them from having an efficient work. However, with
systemic thinking, it is the modest changes that produce big results, not the big ones. The
small ones are the ones who make a difference. Even with little contributions can help
making things significantly different.

Conclusion

As we unite together, we’ve realized that some of us came from a different

learning environment, have a different viewed perspective, and are new to each other
which specified three of the Learning Disabilities and the Laws of The Fifth Discipline
we’ve observed throughout the process. Though it is inevitable since we are in the
process of knowing each other’s strengths and weaknesses there are a lot of problems that
are arising. But as long as everyone is making an effort to provide efficient and effective
ways to help, and is willing to learn, growth is possible.

While acknowledging our own mistakes and flaws, this activity formed us as a
group with great camaraderie. As it has always been, proceeding to the uncomplicated
conclusion is just outwitting the problem rather than just fixing it with the best possible
solution. Furthermore, we’ve learned that in resolving conflicts, teamwork and
acceptance are vital to constructing an efficient solution to address the problem.

References:

Kang, P. (2021a, July 14). Reflecting on The 11 Laws of The Fifth Discipline (from Peter
Senge’s The Fifth Discipline). Peter Kang. https://www.peterkang.com/reflecting-on-the-
11-laws-of-the-fifth-discipline-from-peter-senges-the-fifth-discipline/
Ferlic, K. (n.d.). The delusion of learning from experience. Ryuc.Info. Retrieved September 3,
2021, from http://ryuc.info/organizationalcreativity/delusion_of_learn_from_exp.htm
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