Key sources of power and resistance to change: Structure (the models--the relationships) Beliefs (the mental models "below" the models)
Ladder of Inference: How we think... Actions: Take action based on our beliefs. Beliefs: Develop beliefs based on our conclusions. Conclusions: Draw conclusions based on our assumptions. Assumptions: Make assumptions based on that meaning. Meanings: Lend meaning to a selection of data we observed. Instead of jumping to "CONCLUSIONS," analyze and test the assumptions, meaning, selected data & observations that created them. Reflexive loop: our beliefs tend to affect what data we select next time. Selected Data Observations Pool of Data
How is it that CLDs sidestep conflice? How do variables differ from statements of fact? The variable introduces, repeatedly, openness to "other" causes and to the variable can go in different directions. THIS needs to be laid out better.
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