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  • Systems thinking
  • Indigenous knowledge systems

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  • Differing scholarly worldviews on 'systems' create challenges in inter-cultural problem-solving.
  • Dominant systems perspectives may not be the most equitable or appropriate.
  • Existing systems thinking often overlooks diverse, overlapping worldviews.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce Indigenous trans-systemics as a framework for understanding complex problems.
  • Unearth underlying assumptions in dominant systems thinking.
  • Promote more equitable and effective socio-ecological systems change.

Main Methods:

  • Collaborative discussions between Anishinabe and non-Indigenous scholars on systems thinking principles.
  • Analysis of differing worldviews and their impact on problem-solving.
  • Development of the concept of 'trans-systemics' to address cross-cultural challenges.

Main Results:

  • Identified fundamental differences in understanding what constitutes a 'system'.
  • Highlighted the limitations of Eurocentric, autopoietic systems thinking.
  • Proposed three key takeaways for socio-ecological systems thinkers.

Conclusions:

  • Trans-systemics calls for humility in examining thought patterns and behaviors.
  • It encourages moving beyond Eurocentric perspectives to embrace interdependence.
  • Meaningful systems change requires reconsidering fundamental understandings and incorporating diverse tools and concepts.