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Microbeads in cleansing products to be banned in the US

The United States is set to ban exfoliating cleansing products containing plastic microbeads because of their toxic effect on the marine environment. The United States is set to ban soaps and other exfoliating personal care products containing plastic microbeads. The United States Senate has passed legislation to phase out their use, by banning their manufacture [...]

By | January 22nd, 2016|Systems Thinking|1 Comment

Jetstar safety incidents under investigation by the ATSB

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating Jetstar over two safety incidents that had the potential to affect flight safety. On the 19th October 2015 a scheduled flight to Melbourne, operated by Jetstar departed from Brisbane with sixteen more passengers than had been accounted for in the crew’s flight plan. Ten days later a flight [...]

By | December 8th, 2015|System Failure, Systems Thinking|0 Comments

Can systems thinking help us innovate?

We can innovate only when we have insight. Systems thinking provides insight into a problem by treating it as a system and examining its properties. What is innovation? Innovation along with agility, sustainability and synergy is becoming one of the most overused words in business today. Companies love to say that they innovate but the [...]

By | November 27th, 2015|Systems Thinking|0 Comments

Unethical behaviour costs Volkswagen 6.5 billion euros

Unethical behaviour by Volkswagen, the world's largest car company is set to cost the company billions after admitting that it rigged its emissions testing. On 18th September the US Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice of violation to Volkswagen, the largest automotive company in the world, alleging that some models of its four-cylinder diesel cars [...]

By | September 25th, 2015|Systems Thinking|0 Comments