http://www.vesterberg.se Solving problems, finding new ways - applied systems thinking Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:45:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been quite busy the last months. Besides my economic studies I am taking two distance courses related to System Dynamics. One is a Macroeconomic course the uses system dynamics to explain economic market behaviour. I will write a post about that course later. The other course is called ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2010/03/21/system-dynamics-course-again/ A frustrated customer Some weeks ago I bought an economics book that also had an useful web resource. Enclosed was a key to access the resource. It tried to use it and login, but did not succeed. I contacted the support and it took several emails back and forth to understand ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/09/21/absorbing-variety/ Applying The observant reader has noticed a change in the title of this blog. Do you see the change? I have changed it because I want to emphasize the application of systems thinking even more. Thinking high and lofty thoughts are not enough. I am interested in changing the way things are to the ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/09/06/what-i-offer/ I find it interesting to follow blogs which are personal, especially if they reflect personal trials and learnings. A story tells much more than a bulleted resume. We have overconfidence in conveying a message by presenting facts and would rather present ourselves as "ready" and perfectly fitting for a ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/08/29/tell-me-your-story/ Creative conversations A few days ago I had a very nice talk with a friend. It was an inspiring and energizing talk and some ideas were born inside me. Actually some thoughts went off like bombs on the inside of me. It was what I call a "creative conversation". They ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/08/24/coming-together-creating-ideas/ My work with system dynamics triggered an interest in the broad perspectives of economy. Almost everything we do is affected by economic thinking or activity, whether we like it or not. And if we want to change how things operate, economic incentives are powerful. Economics course Because of this awakened interest ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/08/21/national-economics-studies/ I have recently returned from a one-week trekking in the mountains in the company of my oldest son Mattias and my dog Viggo. We visited the area west of Abisko in the very north of Sweden. It was really an adventure with many experiences of the greatness of nature. As ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/08/16/survival-strategies/ Playing music This year I celebrate 10 years as bass player. I haven't blogged much about bass playing or music lately, but my band is quite active and keeps on playing at restaurants and parties in our region. I started with music because I wanted to try something new. I had ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/08/09/crossing-the-border-art-and-design/ Today I read an interesting article in the March issue of Systems Thinker. It is titled A Systemic Path to Lean Management by Thomas Johnson. He exposes the heart of Toyota's Lean thinking and why so many have failed to follow their example.  Businesses have achieved temporary improvements, but the ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/05/27/thomas-johnson-on-lean-thinking/ Trust in a relationship When we got married some 26 years ago, someone gave us the advice to say "I love you" every day. It was a simple recipe and we started doing that; saying positive, encouraging and loving words to each other every day. This formed a habit, which our ... http://www.vesterberg.se/2009/05/23/sd-structure-produces-behaviour/