ABSTRACT
Current food systems face a massive challenge in the upcoming decades. From the need to increase production to how consumption can have a positive impact, we are now facing the need to take a deeper look into how the food supply chain works. This paper explores the possibility of a new approach within System Thinking to look at, analyze and recreate more sustainable food systems. The practice focuses on a new principle where we should not look at a system as a whole but by its extremes—finding equilibrium points between elements that will then direct its development and mechanics. From our past experience on related projects and methodologies we’ve been identifying limited results when following frameworks and models of systemic thinking. Therefore this pilot focuses on the possibility of extracting alternative routes to global food problems when looking from extremes perspectives and the benefits. When researching with this approach, it allowed different results, than current methods of cross-culture analysis, when different food cultures are at stake. This paper contributes to the ongoing research on how systemic thinking can address current food challenges to create new innovative methods and solutions for existing food chains.
