One of the core principles of the Systems Thinking Framework is that every element within and outside a single system is interconnected and interdependent. This means that understanding a system requires considering the relationships among all its parts (internally, and its connections to other systems; rather than analyzing individual components in isolation. This understanding make the framework a holistic one, emphasizing feedback loops, dynamic interactions, whose effects may or may not be visible in short term, but likely to have some effects long term.