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> [Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/successful-problem-solving-requires-finding-the-right-solution-to-the/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

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## More by Russell L. Ackoff

> [Creativity is the ability to identify self-imposed constraints, remove them, and explore the consequences of their removal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/creativity-is-the-ability-to-identify-self-imposed-constraints-remove/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [Managers who don't know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/managers-who-don-t-know-how-to-measure-what-they-want-settle-for/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [A bureaucrat is one who has the power to say "no" but none to say "yes."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/a-bureaucrat-is-one-who-has-the-power-to-say-no-but-none-to-say-yes/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of a problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/a-problem-never-exists-in-isolation-it-is-surrounded-by-other/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [“Contrary to the impression that the educational system promulgates, there are no absolute answers to questions; the correct answer to a question depends on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/contrary-to-the-impression-that-the-educational-system-promulgates/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/most-corporate-mission-statements-are-worthless-they-consist-largely/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [“Reality consists of sets of interacting problems, systems of problems we call “messes.” As previously noted, problems are abstractions extracted from reality by analysis.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/reality-consists-of-sets-of-interacting-problems-systems-of-problems/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [“Those involved in the redesign process must know what they would do if they could do whatever they wanted. Such knowledge is essential if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/those-involved-in-the-redesign-process-must-know-what-they-would-do/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [ “Cizek came to Vienna \[from Leitmeritz, a small town in Bohemia, then Austrian\] when he was twenty \[in 1885\], and entered the Academy of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/cizek-came-to-vienna-from-leitmeritz-a-small-town-in-bohemia-then/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [The future is better dealt with using assumptions than forecasts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/the-future-is-better-dealt-with-using-assumptions-than-forecasts/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/one-might-wonder-how-on-earth-learning-came-to-be-seen-primarily-a/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [The more efficient you are at doing the wrong thing, the wronger you become. It is much better to do the right thing wronger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/the-more-efficient-you-are-at-doing-the-wrong-thing-the-wronger-you/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [“The educational environment of children should encourage them to continue to explore the open-ended connections between their experiences, and to be receptive to new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/the-educational-environment-of-children-should-encourage-them-to/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [The lower the rank of managers, the more they know about fewer things. The higher the rank of managers, the less they know about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/the-lower-the-rank-of-managers-the-more-they-know-about-fewer-things/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

> [It is the satisfaction we derive from 'going there' in contrast to the satisfaction derived from 'getting there.' Recreation provides 'the pause that refreshes.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-l-ackoff/it-is-the-satisfaction-we-derive-from-going-there-in-contrast-to-the/)

[Russell L. Ackoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-l-ackoff/)

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