The Expeditors Podcast shares observations, perspectives, and discussions on front-of-mind topics impacting the logistics and freight-forwarding industry through the lens of Expeditors, a global logistics provider.


&lt;p&gt;This episode dives into the abstract as Vice President of Strategy &amp;amp; Innovation Pat St. Laurent discusses his observations of the supply chain industry and how taking a systems thinking approach could bring new levels of communication, collaboration, and optimization within a supply chain and with everyone involved. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2:02 - What is systems thinking?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5:31 - The challenges of adopting systems thinking&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:23 - &quot;How did we get here in the first place?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;13:39 - Does systems thinking ask for too much?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;18:07 - Successful implementation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;19:56 - Cultural change&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;21:33 - Working with partners&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;26:48 - Closing thoughts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guest: Pat St. Laurent - Vice President, Strategy &amp;amp; Innovation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Materials: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbLh7rZ3rhU&quot;&gt;&quot;Systems Thinking Speech by Dr. Russell Ackoff&quot; YouTube video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/255127.The_Fifth_Discipline&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Fifth Discipline: The Art &amp;amp; Practice of the Learning Organization&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.expeditors.com/&quot;&gt;Expeditors&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/company/expeditors/mycompany/&quot;&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://twitter.com/EXPD_Official&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/expeditorsglobal/&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/expd_official&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://info.expeditors.com/Horizon&quot;&gt;Horizon Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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