Habits Quote by Donella H. Meadows

A system is a set of things people, cells, molecules, or whatever interconnected in such a way that they produce their own pattern of…

— Donella Meadows

A system is a network of interdependent components that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the system. A system must have…

— W. Edwards Deming

System theorists know that it's easy to couple simple-to-understand systems into a "super system" that's capable of displaying behavioral modes that cannot be seen…

— John L. Casti

The relations that define a system as a unity, and determine the dynamics of interaction and transformations which it may undergo as such a…

— Francisco Varela

“a system must consist of three kinds of things: elements, interconnections, and a function or purpose.”

— Donella H. Meadows

Every living thing is both a whole system in and of itself as well as an essential part of other systems.

— Meredith L. Young-Sowers

Society is an organism which obeys the immutable law of progress; and change, judicious and cautious change, is necessary for the well being, and…

— Swami Vivekananda

“The main function of System 1 is to maintain and update a model of your personal world, which represents what is normal in it.…

— Daniel Kahneman

The system of life on this planet is so astoundingly complex that it was a long time before man even realized that it was…

— Douglas Adams

“systems. They are self-evident and can easily be validated by any individual. It’s almost as if these principles or natural laws are part of…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Systems are organic, living creations: if people stop working on them and improving them, they die.”

— Steven Levy

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity…

— Anonymous