Systems and design thinking

• Published in: Municipal World Vol. 131; no. 4; pp. 15 - 17
• Main Author: Purkis, John
• Format: Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: St. Thomas Municipal World Inc 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Carbon; Cities; Climate change; Collaboration; Design thinking; Government; Housing needs; Municipalities; Public sector; Social innovation; Canada

The tools are effective vehicles for identifying, describing, and communicating your understanding of systems, particularly in groups.1 Municipal governments in Canada are using systems thinking in various ways: for example, to help address climate change through the creation of greenhouse gas goals...