system? A system is a set of things—people, cells, molecules, or whatever—interconnected in such a way that they produce their own pattern of behavior over time
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
Stay humble—stay a learner.
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
Our models fall far short of representing the real world fully.
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
Everything we think we know about the world is a model.
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
• The least obvious part of the system, its function or purpose, is often the most crucial determinant of the system’s behavior.
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
Purposes are deduced from behavior, not from rhetoric or stated goals
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
If you look at that definition closely for a minute, you can see that a system must consist of three kinds of things: elements, interconnections, and a function or purpose.
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
A system* is an interconnected set of elements that is coherently organized in a way that achieves something.
Вадим Мазурhas quoted10 months ago
Pictures work for this language better than words, because you can see all the parts of a picture at once.