“One might wonder how on earth learning came to be seen primarily a result of teaching. Until quite recently, the world’s great… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“The educational environment of children should encourage them to continue to explore the open-ended connections between their experiences, and to be receptive… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“Today, there are two worlds that use the word education with opposite meanings: One world consists of the schools and colleges (and… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
Traditional education focuses on teaching, not learning. It incorrectly assumes that for every ounce of teaching there is an ounce of learning… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“This was true of any and every aspect of knowledge; you figured out how to learn it, and you exposed yourself to… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“What is sad is the fact that this entire growing industry has been developed around a system of education that is basically… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“Except for practices that incorporate design as the way they practice—for example, architecture and engineering—the art of design is not incorporated into… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“What is the school like? First, let me set the stage. The school enrolls students from the age of 4 up. No… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“All through school, we are shown that making a mistake is a bad thing, something for which we are downgraded. This reveals… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
Creativity is the ability to identify self-imposed constraints, remove them, and explore the consequences of their removal. — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
Managers who don't know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure. — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
A bureaucrat is one who has the power to say "no" but none to say "yes." — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of a problem… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“Contrary to the impression that the educational system promulgates, there are no absolute answers to questions; the correct answer to a question depends on… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“Reality consists of sets of interacting problems, systems of problems we call “messes.” As previously noted, problems are abstractions extracted from reality by analysis.… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“Those involved in the redesign process must know what they would do if they could do whatever they wanted. Such knowledge is essential if… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“Cizek came to Vienna [from Leitmeritz, a small town in Bohemia, then Austrian] when he was twenty [in 1885], and entered the Academy of… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
The future is better dealt with using assumptions than forecasts. — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
“One might wonder how on earth learning came to be seen primarily a result of teaching. Until quite recently, the world’s great teachers were… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
The more efficient you are at doing the wrong thing, the wronger you become. It is much better to do the right thing wronger… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
