Systems Thinking in Complex Responsive Processes and Systems Intelligence
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Systems Intelligence attempts to combine the holistic orientation of systems approaches to an appreciation of the everyday subtleties which continually mould the systems we are a part of. George H. Mead’s theory of the emergence of individuals and social organizations holds that neither individuals nor organizations are stored anywhere but that both are continuously being formed by each other. The theory of Complex Responsive Processes, developed by Ralph D. Stacey and his associates, drawing from Mead’s ideas, provides a process perspective on individuals and organizations as a challenge to the systemic perspective. The theory of complex responsive processes points to the incondensably complex nature of reality and, consequently, to the innate limitations of systemic descriptions. In this essay, some limitations of systemic conceptualizations are highlighted and the above theories are explored as a contribution to a systems approach which combines holistic thinking with intelligent participation in complex wholes.
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