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Systematic Thinking: A Framework

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NB: Start in the lower left-hand quadrant.

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from Scott Ratzan's presentation to the CHANGE mini-forum, January 1999.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/30/1999 - 00:00 Permalink

I've seen this framework applied in other fields. This is a great tool to facilitate an action plan.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 08/14/2005 - 16:43 Permalink

hello, thanks for this diagram. i am doing research on ST as applied to risk management and came across your interesting diagram. i wish to request 2 things:
1. use your diagram in my discussion board for my students to discuss; and
2. do you have a discussion or article of this diagram that i can refer to?

i would appreciate very much if you can allow usage of this together with your article or paper.

thank you very much!
Edgar

edapiton@pldtdsl.net
runboard.com/lm353

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 11/11/2006 - 11:31 Permalink

I question your source. I don't know who actually invented it, but it appears in the book "Getting It Done" by Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp (c) 1998.