MAGOTE, Denice Jhan F.

BSBA MM 3-3

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEM THINKING

• “Each part of the system can affect the behavior of the whole, but no part
has an independent effect on the whole”.

➢ This quote, in my opinion, implies that a system is made up of a number of

interconnected parts, each of which can affect how the system functions as
a whole. It also implies that no one component can entirely dictate or control
the overall system's behavior on its own.

➢ In other words, rather than the actions of any one part acting independently,
the behavior of the system is the outcome of the interactions and
relationships between the individual parts. This suggests that the system's
behavior is complex and emergent, and that it cannot be fully understood
by examining the behavior of each component in isolation.

➢ EXAMPLE:

✓ Decision making with yourselves, the scenario is when you and your
family lived in province and you want to explore more in your own so
you decided to work in other country without your family so since you
had decided to live in your own, you need to go outside in your
comfort zone so it helps you to grow individually without the help of
your love ones. In the first day you decided to work alone that is far
to your family and friends you need to act as an independent person.
Having a self-choice doesn’t mean it will have an effect the whole
part of your life but instead it helps you to build interaction with
yourself and have good relationship with your own good. It will show
that other will not dictate the things or decision you want to do.
• “The performance of the whole is never the sum of the performance of the
parts taken separately, but it’s the product of their interactions”.

➢ In my opinion, the quote implies that a group's or team's performance

cannot be determined solely by the contributions of its members individually.
It instead emphasizes that the team's overall purpose or collective intent is
what ultimately determines its success. To put it another way, when people
collaborate with the same intention and work towards a common goal, they
are more likely to achieve their goals than if they worked alone. The quote
emphasizes how crucial it is for a group to work together, communicate
effectively, and have similar goals.

➢ EXAMPLE:

✓ In business industry, when you have a thing to do with your team

some of your workmate had the same goal to achieve or to finish the
important things you all need to do. If you and your team work
together to accomplish the goals you want to achieve, it will work fast
and easier. While when you and your workmate doesn’t understand
each other thought it can hard to accomplish the goal you all wanted.
It easier if all the members in the team will interact or communicate
to each other so they will understand each other point of view and
similar goals with your team will have a good result. “Communication
is the Key” it is true because in general when you don’t have a good
communication with others it is hard to understand the way of
thinking in other party but when you have a good communication to
someone it was easier to know and have access to move forward to
next step.