ABSTRACT
A shift from systemic sensibility to systems literacy and STiP (systems thinking in practice) capability is explored. Why? To underpin the growing claims for whole-system change with effective practical action. A case for investing in STiP capability cannot be made unless the basic elements are first understood. Only with understanding followed by investment can new forms of governing in the Anthropocene be made to work effectively. This is not an engineering problem, but one of recovering human systemic sensibility, developing systems literacy upon which capability to act, to do STiP, rest. Doing STiP is praxis, or theory-informed practical action. This chapter is grounded in different traditions of contemporary systems and cybernetic scholarship.
