Peter Senge - Systems Quotes

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When placed in the same system, people, however different, tend to produce similar results.

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Systems thinking is a framework for seeing interrelationships rather than things, for seeing patterns rather than static snapshots. It is a set of general principles spanning fields as diverse as physical and social sciences, engineering and management

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Systems thinking is a discipline for seeing the 'structures' that underlie complex situations, and for discerning high from low leverage change. That is, by seeing wholes we learn how to foster health. To do so, systems thinking offers a language that begins by restructuring how we think.

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The systems perspective tells us that we must look beyond individual mistakes or bad luck to understand important problems.

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In a sluggish system, aggressiveness produces instability. Either be patient or make the system more responsive.

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