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What are the core systemic premises (Prämissen) — the starting assumptions of a systemic worldview?

Interdependence and circularity; a focus on interrelationships; the world as complex and multidimensional; and reality as something the observer constructs.

These are the background assumptions you adopt before analysing anything:

  • Interdependence & circularity — everything is connected, and effects loop back as causes (feedback), so influence runs in circles, not straight lines.
  • Focus on interrelationships — attend to the connections and dynamics, not the isolated elements.
  • The world is complex & multidimensional — situations have many interacting factors at once; single-cause explanations are usually too small.
  • Reality is a construction — there is no neutral, observer-free world simply "out there" to be read off; we take part in producing what we perceive.

Together they reframe what counts as understanding: not pinning down one cause, but grasping a web of mutual influences and staying aware that your own viewpoint is part of the picture.

From Quiz: CTIU / Systems Thinking | Updated: Jun 26, 2026