Topic
DSRP
About: DSRP is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 32 publications have been published within this topic receiving 460 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, four universal rules called DSRP (distinctions, systems, relationships, and perspectives) are proposed as a unifying and organizing principle for the field of systems thinking and an indispensable analytical tool for solving complex problems.
Abstract: Systems thinking is a field characterized by a baffling array of methods and approaches. We posit that underlying all, however, are four universal rules called DSRP (distinctions, systems, relationships, and perspectives; each containing two co-implying elements). We make distinctions between and among things and ideas, each implying the existence of an other. We identify systems, which are composed of parts and wholes. We recognize relationships composed of actions and reactions. We take perspectives consisting of a point (from which we see) and a view (that which is seen). We argue that DSRP offers a unifying and organizing principle for the field of systems thinking and an indispensable analytical tool for solving complex problems. At the same time, the metacognitive practice of applying these rules has significant psychosocial implications, such as increasing self-awareness, empathy, and a sense of belonging, while decreasing stereotyping and self-harming and other-harming orientations. As such, DSRP has the potential to create advanced analytical thinkers with prosocial orientations. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the role of the main actors in the development process, i.e., funders, implementers, partners, beneficiaries, and the context in which these interventions take place, which makes it hard to foresee routes or predict effects.
Abstract: Their success depends on the interaction of various resources (e.g. physical, economic, social, cultural) – and on the quality of collaboration between key actors responsible for these resources; The main actors (funders, implementers, partners, beneficiaries) are social beings with specific needs, interests and values; The context in which these interventions take place is often insecure and turbulent, which makes it hard to foresee routes or predict effects; Development not only requires transfers (of resources, technology or knowledge) but also is conceived as an open change process, which cannot be determined in advance and needs to be continuously shaped, in order to cope with changes or integrate lessons learned along the way.
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| 2019 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
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