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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.
         

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.


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

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



It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.

It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.



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.

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.



Managers who don't know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure.

Managers who don't know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure.



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.

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.



No problem stays solved in a dynamic environment.

No problem stays solved in a dynamic environment.



Creativity is the ability to identify self-imposed constraints, remove them, and explore the consequences of their removal.

Creativity is the ability to identify self-imposed constraints, remove them, and explore the consequences of their removal.



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.

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.



Nothing is harder to topple than a fact that supports a deeply held prejudice denied by its holder.

Nothing is harder to topple than a fact that supports a deeply held prejudice denied by its holder.



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.

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.





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