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Systems Thinking and Practice: A Guide to Concepts, Principles and Tools for FCDO and Partners

Toolkit | READ THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN: Understanding how FCDO approaches and uses systems thinking to address to complex, rapidly changing global challenges, particularly in the context of international development, governance, and policy-making.
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HOW CAN YOU USE THIS RESOURCE: Policymakers, development practitioners, and government staff, particularly within the FCDO and its partner organizations can use this guide to apply systems thinking to address interconnected global issues like poverty, inequality, and climate change. Those involved in cross-sectoral collaboration, complex problem-solving, or long-term development planning will find this guide particularly useful.

 

OVERVIEW: This guide offers a foundational reference on systems thinking tailored to the needs of the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). It offers practical frameworks to design more effective, collaborative responses to complex, interconnected development issues and drive systems change.

 

Publishing Organization: Institute of Development Studies

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