Systems Thinking & SystemsAnalytix
Jens Rasmussen, a pioneering Danish safety scientist, developed the Systems Thinking Model to understand risk, accidents, and organizational performance. Unlike linear models that focus on a single root cause, Rasmussen’s approach recognizes that:
- Multiple layers of interacting factors—ranging from policy and regulation down to individual actions—contribute to outcomes.
- Organizations are dynamic, adaptive systems that continually change as people respond to new constraints and demands.
- It’s essential to study the relationships and feedback loops between people, technology, tasks, and the environment.
SystemsAnalytix: Building Software as a System
At SystemsAnalytix, we don’t just build software—we design software systems that mirror and improve the complex realities of risk and compliance management.
- Holistic Design: Our platforms (IncidentAnalytix, ProgramAnalytix) model the full organizational context—people, processes, technology, and policy—all interconnected within a single system.
- Dynamic Adaptation: Our solutions are flexible and support organizations as they evolve, adapting to changing regulations, emerging risks, and new compliance requirements.
- Multi-level Insight: We provide tools to track incidents and compliance not just at the event level, but across all organizational layers—helping leaders identify patterns, anticipate risks, and make proactive decisions.
- Feedback and Learning: Our platforms support continuous learning—capturing not only what happened, but why—enabling organizations to adapt and improve over time.
Applying Systems Thinking Principles
The Systems Thinking approach guides the way we build and implement every SystemsAnalytix solution:
Interconnected Solutions: Breaking down data silos by linking incidents, programs, people, and compliance requirements across the organization.
Adaptive Workflows: Enabling rapid response and continuous improvement as risks and requirements change.
Transparency & Insight: Delivering the data, dashboards, and analytics organizations need to see the whole picture—enabling smarter, more informed risk management.
Compliance as a Holistic Interconnected System: Treating compliance as an evolving set of relationships and interactions, not a static checklist.