Lewis, Ellen D., Stephens, Anne, and Chatterjee, Sumita (2024) Inclusive systemic thinking. In: Darbellay, Frederic, (ed.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 254-258.

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Abstract

Inclusive Systemic Thinking (IST) is a transdisciplinary and intersectional approach, rooted in Critical Systems Thinking, which uses systemic and systematic analysis to better recognize and support socio-ecological change in complex contexts. The complexity of global policrises is not new, yet are ever urgent to address through an improved understanding. IST focuses on the inter-relationships, perspectives, and boundary critique to better identify conflict and marginalization. Central to considering these concepts are understanding the interdependencies, constraints, and opportunities that are prioritized and given worth. IST perceives curiosity, reflexivity, agency, and care as its foregrounding values. From these values, IST derives the “GEMs” framework, standing for (non-binary) Gender equality and equity, Environments (natural and/or contextual), and Marginalized voices (human and non-human). The social justice practice of IST is to utilize systemic boundary critique to explicitly peer through each dimension as a lens, working in close and intentional partnership with local knowledge holders.

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