Systemic and Strategic Mapping

A soft system methodology was used.

Finding Out: What is it the client actually wants the system to do?

• Discussion to allow problem owner to freely air views and beliefs about needs of system and what influence this investigation could have on its overall goal.

Situation Analysis 1: Capturing WHAT the system does.

• A group workshop using Brainwriting & Brain-drawing for focus and recall.
• Rich Picture, Root Definitions and CATWOE used to give a new shared understanding of what their system is, what it does and what if for.

Situation Analysis 2: Capturing HOW the system does what it does

• A group workshop using Brainwriting & Brain-drawing for focus and recall.
• Root definitions, CATWOE and systems maps were used to describe what each sub-systems map represents and who does what for whom within each sub-system.

Conceptual Modelling: Graphically describe the system and systemic behaviour

Comparisons: Find differences in what the system does and what the client wanted the system to do.

Change Proposals: Propose and justify systemic changes.

Accept and Adopt: Deliver proposals

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SEEDS, a research project, needed systemic mappings to facilitate roll-out of their service nationally.

No systemic or strategic framework. No systemic flexibility for roll-out.

• Report “As Is” containing Root Definitions, CATWOE, Systems and Context maps.
• Report “Enhanced for roll-out” containing change proposals, Root Definitions, CATWOE, Systems, Context and Strategy maps.
• Training on Innovation, Change, Tools and Practice
• Adoption of practices
• Presentation Executive summary

• Systemic and Strategic Maps
• Provision of innovation and change management system
• Ability to adapt system for roll-out to meet needs of other demographics
• Provision of innovation training and tools
• Framework and tools to facilitate improvement overall