Learning Systems Thinking: Essential Nonlinear Skills and Practices for Software Professionals

Welcome to the systems age, where software professionals are now focused on creating systems of software rather than just individual applications, with changes continuously deployed across interconnected ecosystems managed by responsive infrastructure. In this increasingly complex landscape, we must adopt a new way of thinking. Many challenges are systemic, and this book demonstrates how systems thinking can help navigate modern complexities. Author Diana Montalion advocates for moving beyond traditional reductionistic approaches, offering strategies to enhance your skills so you can think, communicate, and act effectively within complex systems. Systems thinking boosts your effectiveness and helps you lead meaningful change. Through practical exercises and real-world examples, you'll learn to overcome the limitations of linear thinking, address common obstacles, develop transformative skills, collaborate effectively, and measure success amid uncertainty.