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This is an example of systems theory couched in Risk. You don't gain any special insights into Risk from systems theory as framed in this article. OP/TFA intro
by jvanderbot 5y ago
This is an example of systems theory couched in Risk. You don't gain any special insights into Risk from systems theory as framed in this article.
OP/TFA introduced systems theory, then introduced the usual winning risk strategy, and then introduced a lot of required steps like player management / table top diplomacy, selecting countries to attack, timing card cash-outs, boundary holding, and so on without systems theory.
- lupire 5y agoIsn't that what systems thinking is? A fancy word for "strategy"?
- jvanderbot 5y agoKind of? I think you're supposed to be able to identify flow rates and limiting factors and back out numerical / quantitative advice.
- beaconstudios 5y agoSystems thinking is to strategy as reductionism is to tactics. It's about holism.
- SN76477 5y agoIt is better thought of as zooming out to see more entities and how they work together. This video was my introduction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AKHjwvEufg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AKHjwvEufg Derek Cabrera https://blog.cabreraresearch.org/jf https://blog.cabreraresearch.org/jf https://thesystemsthinker.com/introduction-to-systems-thinking/ https://thesystemsthinker.com/introduction-to-systems-thinki... You can dig deep into this stuff, I find it fascinating to see what others may not see through an understanding of how to visualize the problem as a system within a system.