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Systems Thinking version 4.0

DEREK CABRERA, PHD

13 JUL 2020 • 6 MIN READ

Prominent scholars in the field accept that the history and development of systems thinking has occurred in “waves” as originated by Flood, Jackson, and Keyes[1][2] and built on by Midgley, et. al.[3][4][5] This metaphor was extended in the late ’90s early ’00s with Cabrera[6] [7] and Midgley [8] and the suggestion of a 4th Wave. The “waves” have proven to be a useful and powerful conceptual, historical, and pedagogical model (as long as we are aware of periodization bias and what’s-nextism bias). For a more in-depth review of the “waves” see Cabrera[6].

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Systems Thinking version 4.0