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Expanding the system boundary
To extend thinking beyond immediate context to include broader connections. Periodically apply systems thinking to larger questions: Upstream connections: Where do our inputs come from? What systems produce the resources we depend on? Are there environmental or social issues in our… An ongoing team scaffold (reflection session), run quarterly, not as a one-off session.
Practical
- Time
- 60-90 min
- Group
- 3–20 · small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Materials
- None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
- Mechanisms
- life-embedding, systems-sensing
- Change scope
- state → skill · recurring-practice (Quarterly)
Origin & where it lives
Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI] (IDG for Teams handbook — team scaffold) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)
Instructions: open online
In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library
Team leader role (Jordan): Frame as expanding awareness, not adding burden. Help the team identify which connections are most relevant and where awareness might inform better decisions.
status: checked · added 2026-08-25