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Russell L Ackoff Quotes

Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem Picture Quote #1

To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately Picture Quote #1

Every problem interacts with other problems and is therefore part of a set of interrelated problems, a system of problems…. I choose to call such a system a mess Picture Quote #1

So much time is currently spent in worrying about the future that the present is allowed to go to hell Picture Quote #1

The objective of education is learning, not teaching Picture Quote #1

The future is better dealt with using assumptions than forecasts Picture Quote #1

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We can only learn from mistakes, by identifying them, determining their source, and correcting them... people learn more from their own mistakes than from the successes of others Picture Quote #1

The lower the rank of managers, the more they know about fewer things. The higher the rank of managers, the less they know about many things Picture Quote #1

Managers are not confronted with problems that are independent of each other, but with dynamic situations that consist of complex systems of changing problems that interact with each other. I call such situations messes. Problems are extracted from messes by analysis. Managers do not solve problems, they manage messes Picture Quote #1

Errors of omission, lost opportunities, are generally more critical than errors of commission. Organizations fail or decline more frequently because of what they did not do than because of what they did Picture Quote #1

It is the satisfaction we derive from ‘going there’ in contrast to the satisfaction derived from ‘getting there.’ Recreation provides ‘the pause that refreshes.’ It recreates creators Picture Quote #1

Most managers receive much more data (if not information) than they can possibly absorb even if they spend all of their time trying to do so. Hence they already suffer from an information overload Picture Quote #1

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Unless people can express themselves well in ordinary English, they don’t know what they are talking about Picture Quote #1

Managers who don’t know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure Picture Quote #1

Nothing is harder to topple than a fact that supports a deeply held prejudice denied by its holder Picture Quote #1

It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right Picture Quote #1

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Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) Every problem interacts with other problems and is therefore part of a set of interrelated problems, a system of problems…. I choose to call such a system a mess (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) So much time is currently spent in worrying about the future that the present is allowed to go to hell (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) The objective of education is learning, not teaching (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) The future is better dealt with using assumptions than forecasts (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) We can only learn from mistakes, by identifying them, determining their source, and correcting them... people learn more from their own mistakes than from the successes of others (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) The lower the rank of managers, the more they know about fewer things. The higher the rank of managers, the less they know about many things (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) Managers are not confronted with problems that are independent of each other, but with dynamic situations that consist of complex systems of changing problems that interact with each other. I call such situations messes. Problems are extracted from messes by analysis. Managers do not solve problems, they manage messes (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) Errors of omission, lost opportunities, are generally more critical than errors of commission. Organizations fail or decline more frequently because of what they did not do than because of what they did (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) It is the satisfaction we derive from ‘going there’ in contrast to the satisfaction derived from ‘getting there.’ Recreation provides ‘the pause that refreshes.’ It recreates creators (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) Most managers receive much more data (if not information) than they can possibly absorb even if they spend all of their time trying to do so. Hence they already suffer from an information overload (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) Unless people can express themselves well in ordinary English, they don’t know what they are talking about. (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) Managers who don’t know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) Nothing is harder to topple than a fact that supports a deeply held prejudice denied by its holder (Russell L Ackoff Quotes) It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right (Russell L Ackoff Quotes)