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From Mechanistic to Social Systemic Thinking: Russell L. Ackoff

VHS
73 minutes
BD161 .A341 1993

Why the sudden interest in systems thinking? In process reengineering? Russell Ackoff suggests that this interest indicates the early stages of a tremendous change in the dominant worldview   from the mechanistic worldview of the Renaissance and Industrial Revolution to the emerging appreciation for the systemic nature of our work. This video traces the origins of this shift and the implications it holds for the way we approach life, work, and learning. In order to understand this transformation, we need to look closely at the philosophies and ideas that have shaped our current view of the world and the shift in thinking that is essential if we are to move from the Machine Age to the Systems Age.

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