Improving the Performance of the United Kingdom

Contents…

As Is...

What is causing this?

Why is the education system failing?

So who is really to blame?

Our list of bad habits grows…

Not us…we learn…we are responsible!

Could this be why…

No people, no problems

Often we think short term, linearly and inside our chosen box…

Learning vs Blaming

Previous efforts to change...

Others I have come across

What is getting in the way of change? (1)

What is getting in the way of change? (2)

What is getting in the way of change? (3)

The Conundrums

The Conundrums

Our education system creates

Do we really need people who don’t think?

How can we fix it?

The process of learning…

Assessing…

Relationships affect performance

Understanding…

Systems create behaviour

Systems come in all sizes…

It’s often difficult to see the problem from inside the system!

Systems Thinking gives us a tool kit…

Cause and effect relationships

Feedback…reinforcing loops

Learning points

Feedback…balancing loops

What else and how?…

Choosing

Choosing

What can Dave influence?

And Karen?

Designing interventions…

Taking action…

Don’t just follow the flock!

Open and free your mind!

ST in Education

ST can add value in all subjects:

Making it happen...my strategy map

And expressed as a driver tree...

What I’ve tried…

What I tried after that…

What I’m up to now…