Why Your Solution Created 3 New Problems | Systems Thinking

About this episode

The episode discusses how a well-intentioned math intervention led to unforeseen problems and offers a method for predicting ripple effects in systems.

Send us Fan Mail Download the Cognitive Ladder diagnostic tools: MAAponte.Substack.com We trace how a well-meant math intervention backfired, then build a clear method to predict ripple effects, delays, and unintended outcomes before they hit. Stories from school leadership and finance ground a practical playbook for mapping systems, reading feedback loops, and choosing better levers. You'll learn: • Linear fixes versus interconnected systems • Second and third order consequence...

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Host: Michael A Aponte

Topics covered

• systems thinking
• unintended consequences
• math intervention
• feedback loops
• school leadership
• finance

Keywords

• systems thinking
• unintended outcomes
• math intervention
• feedback loops
• consequences

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