WGU D372 WMM1 TASK 3 | INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS THINKING |
2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
What are common elements of all systems? - ANSWER - input, output, feedback loop, throughput,
environment, boundaries, equilibrium, constraints
What is the function of any system? - ANSWER - to process energy, information, or materials into a
product or outcome for use within the system - or outside the system (environment), or both
What is necessary for a system to be viable? - ANSWER - strongly goal-directed, governed by feedback,
interdependent and strongly coordinated components, and an ability to adapt to changing
circumstances (adaptable)
What are some examples of constraints? - ANSWER - educational, sociocultural, legal/political, economic
What are examples of resources? - ANSWER - capital, people, knowledge and technology
Feedback Loop - ANSWER - input --> throughput --> output (repeat) with influences from constraints and
resources
The Major Inputs - ANSWER - Environment, Resources, History
Environment - ANSWER - which imposes constrains and opportunities about what the organization can
or can not do
Resources - ANSWER - capital, people, knowledge, and technology
History - ANSWER - which consists of memories of past successes, failures,
2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
What are common elements of all systems? - ANSWER - input, output, feedback loop, throughput,
environment, boundaries, equilibrium, constraints
What is the function of any system? - ANSWER - to process energy, information, or materials into a
product or outcome for use within the system - or outside the system (environment), or both
What is necessary for a system to be viable? - ANSWER - strongly goal-directed, governed by feedback,
interdependent and strongly coordinated components, and an ability to adapt to changing
circumstances (adaptable)
What are some examples of constraints? - ANSWER - educational, sociocultural, legal/political, economic
What are examples of resources? - ANSWER - capital, people, knowledge and technology
Feedback Loop - ANSWER - input --> throughput --> output (repeat) with influences from constraints and
resources
The Major Inputs - ANSWER - Environment, Resources, History
Environment - ANSWER - which imposes constrains and opportunities about what the organization can
or can not do
Resources - ANSWER - capital, people, knowledge, and technology
History - ANSWER - which consists of memories of past successes, failures,
