Third Edition: Managing Chaos... — Systems Thinking,

: Unlike mechanical systems, social systems are capable of choosing their own goals and behaviors.

: The ability to see multiple facets (wealth, power, knowledge, beauty, and values) within a single system. Systems Thinking, Third Edition: Managing Chaos...

Gharajedaghi identifies five key systems principles that define the behavior of sociocultural systems: : Unlike mechanical systems, social systems are capable

: The tendency for solutions in complex systems to produce unexpected or opposite results over time. : Unlike mechanical systems