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4.15. Case – The implications of not use system perspective

This whiteboard animation video about systems thinking tells a story of cats in Borneo
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In this video, we can clearly understand the collapse when we don’t analyze the system’s perspective and its interrelationships.

This is based on a real case that occurred in Borneo in the 1950s. It is a reminder that when solutions are implemented without a systems perspective, they often create new problems.

This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube.

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