Goncalves, Duarte PD2019-08-282019-08-282019-08Goncalves, D. 2019. Systems thinkers: Check your scotomas and watch your language!. Cybernetics and Systems, Vol 50, pp. 609-6280196-97221087-6553https://doi.org/10.1080/01969722.2019.1646016https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01969722.2019.1646016http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11112Copyright: 2019 Taylor & Francis. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file contains the abstract version of the full-text item. For access to the full-text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in Cybernetics and Systems, Vol 50, pp. 609-628. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01969722.2019.1646016Various belief constructs such as framing, dualisms, worldviews, paradigms, and values are discussed to understand how these might result in scotomas. The observer is not independent and objective but has purpose and values within a group with a language. This leads to an exploration of conceptual metaphor within language as a way of accessing what is largely unconscious thinking and a potential source of scotomas. Examples of the use of conceptual metaphors in systems and complexity thinking are provided illustrating that conceptual metaphors can do work that is not easily performed by other methods in systems thinking currently. Without awareness of beliefs, certain types of interactions or perspectives are neglected; patterns of behavior survive when they no longer serve; meaning is lost and marginalization continues unchecked.enComplexity thinkingConceptual metaphors in langaugeBelief constructsScotomasSystems thinkingArticleGoncalves, D. P. (2019). Systems thinkers: Check your scotomas and watch your language!. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11112Goncalves, Duarte PD "Systems thinkers: Check your scotomas and watch your language!." (2019) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11112Goncalves DP. Systems thinkers: Check your scotomas and watch your language!. 2019; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11112.TY - Article AU - Goncalves, Duarte PD AB - Various belief constructs such as framing, dualisms, worldviews, paradigms, and values are discussed to understand how these might result in scotomas. The observer is not independent and objective but has purpose and values within a group with a language. This leads to an exploration of conceptual metaphor within language as a way of accessing what is largely unconscious thinking and a potential source of scotomas. Examples of the use of conceptual metaphors in systems and complexity thinking are provided illustrating that conceptual metaphors can do work that is not easily performed by other methods in systems thinking currently. Without awareness of beliefs, certain types of interactions or perspectives are neglected; patterns of behavior survive when they no longer serve; meaning is lost and marginalization continues unchecked. DA - 2019-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Complexity thinking KW - Conceptual metaphors in langauge KW - Belief constructs KW - Scotomas KW - Systems thinking LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2019 SM - 0196-9722 SM - 1087-6553 T1 - Systems thinkers: Check your scotomas and watch your language! TI - Systems thinkers: Check your scotomas and watch your language! UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11112 ER -