A practice guide for systems mapping from acfour

In March 2014 Adapt conducted a workshop on participatory approaches to systems analysis at Columbia University in New York. The slides appear below. View them in full screen, and read more about how to do participatory systems mapping throughout our newsfeed.

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“Systems mapping is a visual thinking process to consider and model the causality of a given system. It allows us to delineate causal factors and their interdependencies, identify what actions have highest potential (or are potentially futile) in effecting change, and predict both intended and unintended consequences of our actions. It’s used by researchers and practitioners alike for analysis and as a tool to stimulate better informed planning.”