Subject: Endogenous Model

Posted by Niall Palfreyman on 11/25/2011
In Reply To:Endogenous Model Posted by Janice Hansel on 11/24/2011

Message:

Am 24.11.2011 17:44, schrieb Janice Hansel:
> Perhaps the confusion for the non-expert lay in the how one should go
> about defining the boundaries of a problem or system. If boundaries
> are defined so that they include the relevant policies, factors,
> issues, etc., then the solutions would be endogenous by definition.

I have always loved this emphasis of endogeneity in SD, indeed it marked the point where the subject first made real sense to me. I see the central "Leitfaden" of SD as being:

1. There are no problems - merely dynamical consequences.
2. Consequences usually have not just one, but many equally valid, causes.
3. (Endogeneity) Look first within myself for the causes of unpleasant consequences in my life, because at least I have some element of control over those causes.
4. (System boundary) If I should happen to find there are some causes which lie outside myself, take that as an opportunity to expand my understanding of myself so that I can also influence those, at first sight exogenous, causes.

Best wishes,
Niall.

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