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From the point of view of a design thinker, the way of thinking about systems and system boundaries in
different situations can be helpful; for example, not just for a real, in-depth, and clear understanding of the
problem space and solution space, but also for the identification of so-called blind spots and relationships
between actors or for the generation of new ideas.

System thinking
Design
cycle
ELEMENT
DEFINE
POINT OF VIEW
ELEMENT
ELEMENT UNDERSTAND & IDEATE
OBSERVE
ELEMENT
ELEMENT
ELEMENT
ELEMENT TEST PROTOTYPE
ELEMENT variable ELEMENT
variable
variable
ELEMENT
variable Key questions for the understanding of systems
Relationships Perspectives Framework
ELEMENT (interconnections) In what different ways conditions
variable Influencers How are the things and can the situation be What is inside the inter-
Family member, elements connected with understood? vention system and what
employer, one another? is outside of it?
decision makers,
etc. We compile a list of the We compile a list of We delimit the systems
insights and possible variants. from one another and
solution aspects. • describe them.
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