An Analysis of Individual Systems Thinking Elements

Systems thinking skills are important in engineering complex systems. Systems thinking includes approaches to understand and address a problem or need as well as potential solutions from holistic perspectives. Multiple studies identify key elements related to individual systems thinking. While the various studies identify sets of elements, there is limited information that defines these elements and relates them. Rubrics for these elements are also missing. In this paper, the authors discuss the identification of a set of individual systems thinking elements. The authors define the elements, establish rubrics, and discuss relationships between the various elements.