## Notes
![[Thinking in Systems A Primer#^bcqvfd]]
Part of [[Systems thinking]]
If it is just sequential steps, then it is just a [[Standard Operating Procedure]]
Turns chaos into clarity.
For productivity systems, you can check out all of my main drivers in [[Ultimate Starter Vault]]
## Benefits
- Multi-component parts which are broken down
- [[Kaizen]]
- Sustainable outcomes due to consistency and reliability of a system
- [[Self-organization]]
- [[Emergence]]
## Elements
### Inputs
Things that enter the system to help it operate.
### Parts
Components of the system that have their own roles and relationships with other parts.
Best explained through [[Concept models]]
It's important to understand how they are part of the bigger system
### Processes
Actions, operations, interactions that happen in a system
#### Control mechanisms
For maintaining and regulating the system:
- Decision-making processes
- Maintenance considerations based on [[Feedback loops]]
### Outputs
Results and outcomes from the processes done on the inputs.
The type of output you desire is the main purpose of your system.
[[The purpose of a system is what it does]]
### Feedback loops
[[Feedback loops]] for self-organization, leading to diminishing or growing returns. If effort just gets thrown into the void, systems are less likely to continue growing.
circulars
### Other
- Environment
- Boundaries
## Queries
### To Develop
```dataview
list from #note/🌱 AND !"Hidden"
where contains(Links, this.file.link)
sort file.mtime desc
```
### Notes
```dataview
list from [[]] AND !outgoing([[]]) AND !#input AND !#thought AND !"Hidden"
sort file.mtime desc
```
### Inputs
```dataview
table Tags as Type, Links, Created
from [[]] AND #input AND !"Hidden" AND !outgoing([[]])
sort file.mtime desc
```
### Thoughts
```dataview
table Created
from [[]] AND #thought AND !"Hidden" AND !outgoing([[]])
sort file.mtime desc
```