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What are the three main components of a system according to the content?
What are the three main components of a system according to the content?
- People, rules, and policies
- Elements, interconnections, and a function or purpose (correct)
- Instructions, behavior, and resilience
- Policies, procedures, and success
Systems can be resilient, indicating their ability to recover from transitions.
Systems can be resilient, indicating their ability to recover from transitions.
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Define resilience as explained in the text.
Define resilience as explained in the text.
Resilience is the elasticity of a system, or its ability to recover from transition.
Only the behavior of the system can truly tell you what its ____ is.
Only the behavior of the system can truly tell you what its ____ is.
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Systems Thinking
- A system consists of three components: elements (e.g., team members), interconnections (relationships, rules, policies, and procedures), and a function or purpose.
Understanding Systems
- The true purpose of a system can only be determined by its behavior.
- Resilience is crucial for a system to function well, and it refers to the system's elasticity or ability to recover from transitions.
Interconnected Systems
- The world is composed of numerous interconnected and interdependent systems.
- To understand the systems that govern the world, it is essential to recognize and study the patterns and behaviors they exhibit.
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