Kim Woods Only (602 5.2)

250-300 words

include 2 references

Team 5 Mental Models Project-Team Members:Amy Hallak, Sarah Lovell, Elaine McCallen, Anthony Roberti, and Kristine Shoup

Activity Resource Link: https://www.iseesystems.com/Online_training/course/module5/5-03-2-0-yourownex.htm

Discussion Prompt:

Individuals have pre-set mental models from their life experiences and upbringing, which “determine not only how we make sense of the world, but how we take action” (Senge, 2006, p. 164). Often we do not slow down our thinking enough to identify assumptions that influence the things we do and say (Senge, 2006, p. 175).

After reviewing Module 5 on the ISEE Systems website, and the additional resources below, complete the ISEE Systems exercise to review your own mental models.

Provide one insight gained from both the exercise and the additional resources. Then describe how an organization might implement reflective practices to identify mental models and promote systems thinking.

Additional Resource Links:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp26-HWIKco

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwfobcEkMi0

3. https://gothamculture.com/2017/03/23/challenge-mental-models-think-differently/

4. https://ac-els-cdn-com.libproxy.chapman.edu/S0263237315001061/1-s2.0-S0263237315001061-main ?_tid=048de9be-f8bb-11e7-ad99-00000aab0f01&acdnat=1515886958_1b99f3f9504b43e741c3853fbaf833e5

5. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.libproxy.chapman.edu/doi/10.1002/smj.2700/epdf

6. https://www.fs.blog/mental-models/

7. http://www.pnas.org/content/107/43/18243.full

8. http://boxesandarrows.com/files/banda/what-is-your-mental/Excerpt.MentalModels.IndiYoung