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8 <br /> - Eliminate burdensome program eligibility requirements <br /> The Fundamental Framework of Systems Thinking <br /> Mr. Goodman introduced the concept of The Iceberg as a concept for understanding deepening <br /> our understanding of problems. <br /> What Happened Events �� React/ Firefight <br /> What's been happening Trends and Patterns Anticipate Forecast <br /> Why? Sources of Structure Change Pressures or <br /> Forces (Forces & Pressures) <br /> Mr. Goodman described the sources of pressures or forces: <br /> - External structures <br /> - Organizational structures <br /> - Interpersonal structures <br /> - Individual structures (Mental Models) <br /> Additional Elements of Structure that Generate Forces & Pressures <br /> - State/local regulations & laws <br /> - General economy <br /> - Local economy <br /> - Financial resources/capital (e.g. access to funding) <br /> - Technology (e.g. access & availability) <br /> - Political climate <br /> - Human capital (e.g. skill level, education) <br /> - Demographics (including migration patterns) <br /> - Availability & access to services (health, education, etc.) <br /> - Level of collaboration among service providers & agencies <br /> - State/local leadership (private/public) <br /> - Housing availability & quality <br /> - Built (infrastructure) capital <br /> - Quality of life factors <br /> - Natural capital <br /> - Social capital (e.g. connections within community, among businesses and to resources <br /> outside the community) <br /> - Cultural capital (mindsets, attitudes, level of public trust) (Mental models) <br /> Case Example <br /> Mr. Goodman introduced the Case Example focused on Ending Homelessness in Calhoun <br /> County (Battlecreek, MI). There was a federal program in 2006 trying to end chronic <br /> homelessness. States were pushing local communities to develop plans and Mr. Goodman and <br /> an associate were invited to bring systems thinking to Calhoun County. <br /> Details about the Case Example included: <br /> - Calhoun County, MI: estimated 1,400-1,600 people homelessness among population of <br /> 100,000 <br /> - Homeless Coalition* meetings again fail to deal with the problem: disagreements, <br /> competition, and lack of knowledge cited ten-year plan to end homelessness involving <br />