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“The First Law of Systems-Survival: A SYSTEM THAT IGNORES FEEDBACK HAS ALREADY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF TERMINAL INSTABILITY.”
― SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE
― SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE

“JUST CALLING IT “FEEDBACK� DOESN’T MEAN THAT IT HAS ACTUALLY FED BACK To speak precisely: IT HASN’T FED BACK UNTIL THE SYSTEM CHANGES COURSE Up to that point, it’s merely Sensory Input.”
― SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE
― SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE

“M. Gandhi is reported to have said: “There go my people. I must find out where they are going, so I can lead them.”[a.]”
― SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE
― SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE

“AS SYSTEMS GROW IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY, THEY TEND TO LOSE BASIC FUNCTIONS”
― SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE
― SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system”
― The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small
― The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small
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