Episode 11: Amplifying your success with lessons from systems thinking

“Vision without systems thinking ends up painting lovely pictures of the future,” reflected MIT Sloan Lecturer, Peter M Senge. “It leaves no deep understanding of the forces that must be mastered to move from here to there.”

Never has this quote been more applicable in the world of business than in the business of sport. In the highly emotive world of sport creating a vision is the easy bit. However, executing on this vision is where a lot of organisations, both sports and otherwise, tend to fall short. This is often because they lack a logical, systematic approach that aligns the entire organisation.

In this podcast CEO and Founder of Kitman Labs, Stephen Smith interviews US Head of Performance Darcy Norman about the process of Systems Thinking and how data can support its successful framework. From this interview you will take away:

• An understanding Systems Thinking and how it can benefit a sport organisation
• Ideas on how to begin on your own journey using systems thinking
• The important role that objective data plays in building this framework and making effective ongoing adjustments
• An understanding of what is the end goal and what does that look like