Any team or committee can be considered an organisation. The number in the committee does not really matter, however, 2 people is a little hard, but nevertheless, the people around them will make up a system.
11 Laws of Systems Thinking
1. Today's problems comes from yesterday's solutions - The approach you adopt today will come back to haunt you, be it good or bad.
2. The harder you push, the harder the system pushes back - only one example, and I am still learning
3. Behaviour grows better before it gets worse
4. The easy way out often leads back in - Quick fix (think foreign talent, eating a panadol when suffering from headache, etc)
5. Faster is Slower - think give and go in Ultimate (minus the turnover from rush decisi0n)
6. Cause and effect are not closely related in time and space
7. Small changes can produce big result, but the areas of the highest leverage are often the least obvious - Can you find it in yourself? Your strength? Can we find it as a team or organisation? Can we find it as a couple? Can we find it as a community?
8. You can have the cake and eat it too, but not at once. - Be patience, Rome doesn't take one day to fall.
9. The cure can be worst than the disease. Think of actions that have good intention. Do I need to elaborate on my own example again? Good intentions can turn about and bite. In the end, the cure is worst than the problem that you are trying to solve.
10. There is no blame. I cause my team to lose twice during universal. I also throw and score and win during universal. Everyone makes mistakes and everyone has a chance to be the hero. Ronaldo is the hero for the whole season but he miss the penalty.
Lots of changes happen at a very slow rate. Think frog in pot and heat slowly. But the time you know it, the frog is cooked, ready to be eaten. Patterns are hard to see. Improvements are slow. Do not only see urgent problems that requires attention. Sometimes leaving urgent matters as it is can be the best solutions, as time will tell.
Disc In! The Games Concept Approach to Teaching Ultimate Frisbee
"Disc In!" was launched on the 3rd of November 2007 during the National Sports Conference. This book is supported by the Singapore Physical Education Association (SPEA) and Icon books and multimedia pte ltd.
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance has kindly written the foreword to support this book.
This book aims to share best practices with physical educators, specialist, coaches and players. It also emplifies how teachers can contribute to ongoing research in sports and other fields.
This book is also written to increase the awareness of Ultimate Frisbee in Singapore.
Besides the description of skills involved in the game, you will also understand the skill developmental process (systematic flow chart), tactical problems, cutting for disc and handling framework. You will also find 12 lesson plans for teaching Ultimate Frisbee at the back of the book!
What can you do with this book? You can read it, keep it, share it, recommend it, but do not PHOTOCOPY it!
Each book cost $25 and proceeds from this book will cover the publishing cost and support SPEA in future events to increase the status of Physical Education in Singapore. Please support me even if you feel that you already know a lot about Ultimate. You might find something interesting.
If you would like to have a copy of this book, please e-mail me at discin@gmail.com to order.
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance has kindly written the foreword to support this book.
This book aims to share best practices with physical educators, specialist, coaches and players. It also emplifies how teachers can contribute to ongoing research in sports and other fields.
This book is also written to increase the awareness of Ultimate Frisbee in Singapore.
Besides the description of skills involved in the game, you will also understand the skill developmental process (systematic flow chart), tactical problems, cutting for disc and handling framework. You will also find 12 lesson plans for teaching Ultimate Frisbee at the back of the book!
What can you do with this book? You can read it, keep it, share it, recommend it, but do not PHOTOCOPY it!
Each book cost $25 and proceeds from this book will cover the publishing cost and support SPEA in future events to increase the status of Physical Education in Singapore. Please support me even if you feel that you already know a lot about Ultimate. You might find something interesting.
If you would like to have a copy of this book, please e-mail me at discin@gmail.com to order.
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