Systems Thinking Orientation Assessment Framework (STOAF): Towards Identifying the Key Characteristics of the Systems Thinker and Understanding Their Prevalence in the Layperson

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 471-482

  Burnell, Dean ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Framework; Layperson; Storytelling; Survey; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

SURVEYING; SURVEYS;

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FRAMEWORK; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; LAYPERSON; LIFE EXPERIENCES; STORYTELLING; SYSTEMS THINKING;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 84937459206     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.2347     Document Type: Article

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