Abdikeev N.(2018). The synthetic character of systemic thinking and cognitive processes. System analysis in economics – 2018: Proceedings of the V International research and practice conference–biennale (21–23 november 2018). Moscow, Prometheus publishing house, pp. 110-115. DOI: 10.33278/SAE-2018.eng.110-115

A general approach to problem solving based on the synthetic nature of thought processes is considered. The cognitive approach considers human thought processes as a systemic property of an open self-organizing sociobiological system. There is a transition from what can be called the «century of analysis» to the «century of synthesis». The changes that are taking place are already putting pressure on real decision-making processes in management practices, and people who consider these changes and understand their meaning are better equipped to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them.