Response to paper “Systems Thinking” by D. Cabrera et al.: Systems thinking from a critical systems perspective

Response to paper "Systems thinking" by D. Cabrera et al.: systems thinking from a critical systems perspective.

Inviting further perspectives is both welcome and consistent with the rules on systems thinking presented in this significant and thoughtful paper, Systems Thinking. ‘Perspective-taking’ is the last of the four rules of DSRP following Distinction, Systems-making, and identifying Relationships. To make my own summary in terms of DSRP. First, the authors make Distinction of systems thinking in te...

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Time to Shift from Systems Thinking-Talking to Systems Thinking-Action; Comment on “Constraints to Applying Systems Thinking Concepts in Health Systems: A Regional Perspective from Surveying Stakeholders in Eastern Mediterranean Countries”

A recent International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) article by Fadi El-Jardali and colleagues makes an important contribution to the literature on health system strengthening by reporting on a survey of healthcare stakeholders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) about Systems Thinking (ST). The study’s main contributions are its confirmation that healthcare stakeholde...

Constraints to Applying Systems Thinking Concepts in Health Systems: A Regional Perspective from Surveying Stakeholders in Eastern Mediterranean Countries

Background Systems Thinking (ST) has recently been promoted as an important approach to health systems strengthening. However, ST is not common practice, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This paper seeks to explore the barriers that may hinder its application in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and possible strategies to mitigate them.   Methods A survey consistin...

time to shift from systems thinking-talking to systems thinking-action; comment on “constraints to applying systems thinking concepts in health systems: a regional perspective from surveying stakeholders in eastern mediterranean countries”

a recent international journal of health policy and management (ijhpm) article by fadi el-jardali and colleagues makes an important contribution to the literature on health system strengthening by reporting on a survey of healthcare stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries (lmics) about systems thinking (st). the study’s main contributions are its confirmation that healthcare stakeholde...