{"id":745,"date":"2025-09-26T21:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/?p=745"},"modified":"2025-11-13T05:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T05:09:02","slug":"part-one-defining-systems-and-systems-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/part-one-defining-systems-and-systems-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"PART ONE: Defining Systems and Systems Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>h1.entry-title {\n    display: none !important;\n}\nspan.category-links.term-links.category-style-normal {\n    display: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"video-center\" style=\"display: Block; text-align: Center; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 50px; color: #4b1110;\">A FIVE-PART VIDEO SERIES<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 55%; height: auto; margin-top: -30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/centers-for-nonprofits.jpg\" alt=\"Centers for Nonprofits\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4b1110; font-size: 41px; margin-top: -30px; line-height: 1.2em;\">Unlocking Systems Thinking: <span style=\"display: block;\">Tools for Transformation Webinar<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px; color: #4b1110;\">PART ONE:<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4b1110; font-size: 39px; margin-top: -36px;\">Defining Systems and Systems Thinking<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"background: #d92428; color: #fff; text-align: center; display: table; margin: 0 auto; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/27479_video1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH PART ONE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Will Brown provides an introduction to systems thinking. He first defines \u201csystems\u201d and their elements and then describes the components necessary for systems change to occur. He closes this segment with an overview of the &#8220;Framework for Systems Change&#8221;, based on the Nicholson Model.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Speakers.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"red-line\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"blue-h2\">Learn More<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-blog-style\">\n<li><strong>Coming soon.<\/strong> Watch other sections from this webinar.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Check out these resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_05_13_Systems-Change-Webinar-Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unlocking Systems Thinking: Tools for Transformation Webinar Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"blue-font\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.gvsu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1678&amp;context=tfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read Brown W, Rosser W. \u201cA Framework for Creating Systems Change.\u201d<\/strong><\/a>. The Foundation Review,<br \/>\n2023;15(4):50-6<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"blue-font\"><strong>Order a free copy of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/changing-systems-changing-lives-book-request\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Changing Systems, Changing Lives: Reflecting on 20 Years<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. This book describes the 20-year journey of The Nicholson Foundation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"header-button-wrap\">\n<div class=\"header-button-inner-wrap\"><a class=\"button header-button button-size-medium button-style-filled\" href=\"https:\/\/thenicholsonfoundation.org\/blog\/changing-systems-changing-lives-book-request\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">REQUEST YOUR FREE BOOK NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Will Brown provides an introduction to systems thinking. 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