DiscoverChangemaker Q&A42. Systems Thinking in Action: Addressing Australia’s Complex Social and Environmental Challenges
42. Systems Thinking in Action: Addressing Australia’s Complex Social and Environmental Challenges

42. Systems Thinking in Action: Addressing Australia’s Complex Social and Environmental Challenges

Update: 2025-08-12
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In this episode, we explore the critical role of systems thinking in understanding and responding to some of Australia’s most pressing issues: youth crime, the housing crisis, bushfires, and mental health. These challenges are characterised by intricate interdependencies across social, economic, and environmental domains, defying simplistic solutions. Drawing on recent research and policy analysis, we discuss how systems thinking reveals the underlying feedback loops and interconnected factors that conventional approaches often overlook. Through these case studies, listeners will gain insight into why integrated, multi-sectoral strategies are essential for creating effective, sustainable outcomes in complex policy environments.

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42. Systems Thinking in Action: Addressing Australia’s Complex Social and Environmental Challenges

42. Systems Thinking in Action: Addressing Australia’s Complex Social and Environmental Challenges

Humanitarian Changemakers Network