Behavior Quote by Donella Meadows

“So, what is a system? A system is a set of things—people, cells, molecules, or whatever—interconnected in such a way that they produce their…

— Donella H. 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

“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

General Systems Theory, a related modern concept [to holism], says that each variable in any system interacts with the other variables so thoroughly that…

— Marilyn Ferguson

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

“The term we use for the unanticipated result from these interactions is emergence. While not all interactions create emergent effects, when emergence does occur…

— Rich Jolly

A self that is very robust, that has many, many levels of organization, from simple to complex, and that functions as a sort of…

— Antonio Damasio

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

“Because of their composite nature, complex systems can exhibit catastrophic behavior.”

— Per Bak

In calling society an ecological system we are not merely using an analogy; society is an example of the general concept of an "ecosystem"…

— Kenneth E. Boulding