Pyramids or Silos: Alternative Representations of the Systems Thinking Paradigms |
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Authors: | Julien Pollack |
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Institution: | (1) Project Management Program, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), 40 Victoria Street, Paddington, Sydney, NSW, 2021, Australia |
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Abstract: | This paper is written from the perspective of a practitioner-researcher coming to terms with methodologically or theoretically pluralist practice. Common depictions of the relationship between the hard and soft paradigms are discussed, including the influence of the problem of paradigmatic incommensurability. The consequences of different ways in which this relationship is depicted are examined, in light of various perspectives on the relationship of Critical Systems Thinking to these paradigms. Alternative models of this relationship are provided, followed by discussion of how these models can be extended to combinations of other paradigms in different contexts. |
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Keywords: | Critical systems thinking Pluralism Paradigmatic incommensurability Hard and soft paradigms |
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