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Friday, December 16, 2016

"Dance with the system"

"Before you disturb the system in any way, watch how it behaves. Learn its history. Ask people who’ve been around a long time to tell you what has happened....learn to dance with the system" (Meadows in Bowman et al., 2015, p. 17).

Bowman, K., Chettleborough, J., Jeans, H., Whitehead, J., Rowlands, J. (2015) Systems thinking: An introduction for Oxfam programme staff [Online], GB, Oxfam. Available at http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/systems-thinking-an-introduction-for-oxfam-programme-staff-579896 (Accessed 16 December 2016).
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