The world is a complex, interconnected, finite, ecological–social–psychological–economic system. We treat it as if it were not, as if it were divisible, separable, simple, and infinite. Our persistent, intractable global problems arise directly from this mismatch.


Meadows (1982) "Whole Earth Models and Systems". In: The CoEvolution Quarterly, Summer, pp. 98–108.

Donella Meadows Quotes

The world is a complex, interconnected, finite, ecological–social–psychological–economic system. We treat it as if it were not, as if it were...

The world is a complex, interconnected, finite, ecological–social–psychological–economic system. We treat it as if it were not, as if it were...

The world is a complex, interconnected, finite, ecological–social–psychological–economic system. We treat it as if it were not, as if it were...

The world is a complex, interconnected, finite, ecological–social–psychological–economic system. We treat it as if it were not, as if it were...