C. West Churchman quotes
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“We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.”
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“It's always wise to raise questions about the most obvious and simple assumption”
-- C. West ChurchmanSource : "The Systems Approach" by C. West Churchman, (p. ix), 1968.
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“The measure of our intellectual capacity is the capacity to feel less and less satisfied with our answers to better and better problems.”
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“We have overwhelming evidence that available information plus analysis does not lead to knowledge . The management science team can properly analyse a situation and present recommendations to the manager, but no change occurs. The situation is so familiar to those of us who try to practice management science that I hardly need to describe the cases.”
-- C. West ChurchmanSource : "Management Systems" by Peter P. Schoderbek, (p. 199), 1971.
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“Knowledge resides in the user and not in the collection. It is how the user reacts to a collection of information that matters.”
-- C. West ChurchmanSource : "Decision Support Systems: Frequently Asked Questions" by Daniel J. Power, (p. 23), 2004.
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