Peter Checkland Quote

We reduce the complexity of the variety of the world in experiments whose results are validated by their repeatability, and we may build knowledge by the refutation of hypotheses.


p. 51 cited in: Rosário Macário (2011) Managing Urban Mobility Systems. p. 52 - Systems Thinking, Systems Practice, 1981


We reduce the complexity of the variety of the world in experiments whose results are validated by their repeatability, and we may build knowledge by ...

We reduce the complexity of the variety of the world in experiments whose results are validated by their repeatability, and we may build knowledge by ...

We reduce the complexity of the variety of the world in experiments whose results are validated by their repeatability, and we may build knowledge by ...

We reduce the complexity of the variety of the world in experiments whose results are validated by their repeatability, and we may build knowledge by ...