“The value of ones life is determined by the world we leave the children!” – Ron Seiler

A very good and concise definition of systems thinking comes from the on-line encyclopedia source “Wikipedia” and states:

“Systems Thinking: is any process of estimating or inferring how local policies, actions, or changes influence the state of the neighboring universe. It also can be defined, as an approach to problem solving, as viewing “problems” as parts of an overall system, rather than reacting to present outcomes or events and potentially contributing to further development of the undesired issue or problem. Systems’ thinking is a framework that is based on the belief that the component parts of a system can best be understood in the context of relationships with each other and with other systems, rather than in isolation. The only way to fully understand why a problem or element occurs and persists is to understand the part in relation to the whole. Standing in contrast to Descartes scientific reductionism and philosophical analysis, it proposes to view systems in a holistic. Consistent with systems philosophy, a system thinking concerns an understanding of a system by examining the linkages and interactions between the elements that compose the entirety of the system.

Systems thinking attempts to illustrate that events are separated by distance and time and that small catalytic events can cause large changes in complex systems. Acknowledging that an improvement in one area of a system can adversely affect another area of the system, it promotes organizational communication at all levels in order to avoid the silo effect. Systems thinking techniques may be used to study any kind of system — natural, scientific, engineered, human or conceptual” – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The principle consultant at www.SystemsThinkingConsultant.com is Ron Seiler. A corporate problem solver who uses abstract principles and reasoning to develop new business tools and practices.   An example of his many implementations is the development of a “Global Learning Diagnostic System” for one of the big three auto makers. This system is currently experiencing its 25th year and used in over twenty-three countries around the world today. Ron’s passion is focused on developing tools that improve performance in all of its forms with a strong belief that tools such as Organizational Benchmarking can best be achieved using Knowledge Management and implementing Integrated Learning Systems containing learning processes, capabilities and techniques.


Over the years Ron Seiler has developed a unique ability to see and analyze highly complex organizational problems and identify, among other issues, where poor communications are limiting progress. Better known as a symbolic analyst he emphasizes the fact “We simply help people and companies communicate better by targeting and simplifying problems in communication at every level”. Organizations can use the power of these tools to grow and maximize their return on investment (ROI). Seasoned with over 30 years experience, Ron has worked with large database structures across a variety of spectrums containing millions of customer, warranty, customer service and engineering records. Using this information, he has developed numerous visual and non-visual models of interpreting this data and utilized it to improve efficiency, quality, communication and bottom lines. This work has garnered several quality and recognition awards; after all, problem solving fuels our passion for instruction as well.  Mr Seiler has collaborated with such experts as Peter Senge of  “Fifth Discipline“  fame as well as  Lotfi Zadeh in the  field of “Fuzzy Logic“. However, Ron’s most lasting work  comes in the form of the systems thinking workshops and systems thinking conferences he conducts which includes  developing data mining, data analysis, continuous improvement and Kaizen training programs for corporate clients .

According to Mr. Seiler: “The biggest challenge we face today is gathering all the relative data”  — Once you gather all the data, I say, ‘Let the Data Dictate’ it is then, I propose simplistic intuitive solutions or just a simple nudge.”

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