I think Merton is right about one of the main causes of our slipping into ideology, conspiracism, and other oversimplified visions of the world. The quote is taken from the introduction to a Thich Nhat Hanh book about Vietnam published in 1967, which was a polarized time with two visions of the world and America, split over both a real war in... See more
Humanity is at a crossroads, will we be hoarders or healers? There is every reason to argue that history proves either. System Change is needed to find our way to another way of living that is not fed by exploitation of each other and the ecology. The change needed is not in any of the institutions, for surely they are interdependent, the change is... See more
Critical Systems Thinking uses various systems thinking approaches to generate multiple partial perspectives that may be useful in making strategic choices when faced with a problem or opportunity - choices that are likely to put value creation at risk or create added value.
It also uses a multi-disciplinary approach, to benefit from the generating... See more