Episode 2: Why Systems Thinking, and Why Now?
From Evolving Enterprises: Stories of Growth Transformation by Martin Parr
August 27, 2025 · 22 min · Season 3 · Episode 2
About this episode
Professor Martin Parr discusses his journey in creating a systems thinking consulting practice and its impact on innovation and adoption.
In this episode of Evolving Enterprises, Professor Martin Parr shares the personal journey that led him to create a systems thinking consulting practice. Frustrated by seeing great technologies gather dust on the shelf, Martin explains how systems thinking became the bridge between innovation and real-world adoption. We explore how systems thinking is uniquely powerful at unblocking “stuck” situations — whether it’s organizations locked into bad contracts, governments trapped by shifting poli...
People in this episode
Host: Martin Parr
Topics covered
- systems thinking
- innovation
- real-world adoption
- organizational challenges
- consulting
Keywords
- systems thinking
- consulting
- innovation
- organizational challenges
- real-world adoption
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: systems thinking consulting practice, organizations, governments
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