Replying to LO25887 --
Malcom commented:
>In recent weeks, I have twice encountered assertions by significant
>members of our LO community that many/most of the approaches engendered by
>"The Fifth Discipline" are unlikely to produce real organizational change.
In my opinion, 'systems thinking' is a tool that helps us understand the
world around us. In someways, it is like a pair of glasses in that
enables someone with blurred vision to see the shape of the leaves on the
trees. However, 'systems thinking' is no more a tool for intervention than
glasses are a tool for re-shaping trees. But like the glasses, 'systems
thinking' has a use in monitor the intervention.
Roy Benford
Fulmer, UK
--"Roy Benford" <roy@benford.demon.co.uk>
Learning-org -- Hosted by Rick Karash <Richard@Karash.com> Public Dialog on Learning Organizations -- <http://www.learning-org.com>
"Learning-org" and the format of our message identifiers (LO1234, etc.) are trademarks of Richard Karash.