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Five Assumptions We Hold about Systems

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1. Systems are complex and often messy webs that are constantly shifting.
2. Everyone who is part of a system holds a different perspective on its nature, purpose and boundaries.
3. Everything and everyone exists in relationships, and these involve emotions.
4. Change emerges from the way the whole system behaves not from the actions of any one project or organisation.
5. The complexity of systems means we can’t fully plan how to achieve the changes we seek, but we can identify several conditions that enable positive change and the actions that are likely to move us toward our goal.