Application of Systems Thinking to the Training of Engineers: A Practical and Strategic Approach

Abstract

The use of systems thinking in the workplace is an effective strategy because it provides tools and approaches that allow the members of an organization to understand, manage, and improve complex information systems effectively and sustainably, adapting to changing demands and promoting long-term organizational growth. For this reason, it is sought that the engineer in training can adapt to the complexity of systems with multifaceted and dynamic situations, allowing the identification of connections and patterns that can affect the environment itself. This tool is intended to strengthen your decision-making by considering the full picture holistically, reducing the risk of suboptimal decisions with biased or fragmented analyses, promoting effective collaboration between team members, orienting towards common objectives, and resolving complex problems that could be interrelated in multiple entropy levels. Using systems thinking makes it easier to identify the underlying causes of problems at all levels of an integrated system.