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The tools and methods from systems thinking that go beyond drawing up and creating systems help us to
model, simulate, and later produce complex systems in a future human–machine and machine–machine
relationship—especially if we want to solve wicked problems with design thinking and are faced with the
challenge of capturing the environment with its ever-growing complexity. Examples of complex systems
are: coral reefs, nuclear power plants, or our introductory example of autonomous driving.

SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION: SIMPLE SYSTEMS

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SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION: COMPLEX SYSTEMS

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Nuclear power Coral reef
plant
Autonomous
driving

Human
Airport brain

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