Arena:  Navigating Complex Issues

Capacity of Our System

Introduction

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Explore trust and system capacity. A system could be, for example, a family, an organization, or a department. Julian Stills, Belgium systems thinker, realized that the capacity of any system is equal to the sum of relationship to the exponential power of trust. Trust is the exponential force that makes it possible to achieve our objectives. If we want to invest in our organization’s capacity, we need to invest healthy relationships.