Are you a Systems Thinker? How would you explain systems thinking and its impact on an organization? Let us say that youhave just taken on the role of District Manager for a new video conferencing company, UMG Learning Systems Organizations, Inc. (UMGLSO) which has a mission of providing meeting and conferencing services that promote system thinking in learning organizations. You have been asked by your boss to present to the board of a potentially large customer, the way in which the company services can help to support Systems Thinking within a Learning Organization of the future.

• Taking into consideration what you have learned this term (Organizational Structure, Culture, Behavior, etc.) provide at least three strategies that would help the organization move toward the future.
  • Construct strategies that impact effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Discuss change strategies and identify which actions should be focused on first.
  • Analyze and explain the relationship between structure and culture in decision-making.