Systemic thinking as the philosophical foundation for knowledge managementand organizational learning

In this article we will discuss the link between systemic thinking, organiz ational learning and knowledge management. We will develop a conceptual mod el to illustrate and explain this link, which will be further discussed thr oughout the article The main entities of this model ave. emphasis on intern al motivation, relations in and among systems, in addition to the developme nt of vision, generation of ideas and creativity The philosophical basis fo r this model is systemic thinking We will thus explain the meaning of this way of thinking, before we discuss the individual elements; of the conceptu al model.