Systems Mapping
A visual technique for identifying feedback loops, leverage points, and emergent dynamics in complex systems — making systemic behavior visible and actionable.
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Making team thinking visible
Map divergent team mental models in Miro
Team memory systems
Build a Team Knowledge Inventory in Notion
Team attention management
Map Team Attention Flows in Miro
Organizations run on shared schemas
Map Implicit Organizational Schemas Using a Systems Diagram in Miro
Documentation as schema preservation
Document System Schema in Notion with Decision Rationale
Organizational learning
Map Single-Loop vs Double-Loop Learning Patterns in Miro
Culture change is slow and difficult
Map Cultural Persistence Mechanisms in Miro
Culture as executable infrastructure means it runs the organization
Map Cultural Infrastructure Gaps Using the Leader Absence Test in Miro
Systems create outcomes not individuals
Map a Recurring Organizational Problem as a System in Miro
Change the system to change the outcomes
Design High-Leverage System Changes in Miro
Identify the system before trying to change it
Map a Four-Layer System Diagram in Miro Before Intervening
Leverage points in systems
Rate and Rank Leverage Points in Miro
Feedback loops in organizational systems
Map Organizational Feedback Loops in Miro
Unintended consequences of system changes
Map Unintended Consequences Using Systems Mapping in Miro
The system resists change
Map Organizational Resistance Forces in Miro
Pilot programs as system experiments
Design a Pilot Program Framework in Notion
Measuring systemic change
Map System Change Persistence Tests in Miro
Incentive design as system change
Map Dysfunctional Incentives for a Key Role in Miro
Technology as a systemic intervention
Map Unused Systemic Potential of an Existing Tool in Miro
Sustaining systemic change
Map Sustainability Mechanisms for Organizational Change in Miro
Systemic change and leadership
Map Your Leadership System Change Role in Miro
Transparency as organizational infrastructure
Map Information Flow Gaps in Google Sheets
Organizational knowledge management
Map Your Team's Critical Knowledge Dependencies in Miro
Organizational resilience
Map Team Resilience Failure Points in Miro
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The self-improving organization
Map Your Organization's Self-Improvement Infrastructure in Miro
The fractal nature of epistemic infrastructure
Map Fractal Epistemic Patterns Across Scales in Miro
Organizational sovereignty is the culmination of all epistemic work
Map Your Epistemic Infrastructure Across Three Scales in Notion