Russell Ackoff / Haynes Media Works

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February 12, 1919 -October 29-2009. Dr. Ackoff was a pioneer
in Systems and Management Science. Producer Phyllis Haynes. Camera Tom Geraghty
Watch other great interviews and "biographies" with Producer Phyllis Haynes"Lewis Harrison", "Gene Dolgoff", "Kristin Linklater".
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[@jonasl1969]

Nice summary of the great insights Prof. Ackoff found along his career :)

[@argillaceousvis]

This is so pithy! I just read Systems Thinking For Curious Managers and Differences That Make A Difference. It is wild how succinct he is. Thanks you so much, Phyllis for sharing this!

[@richardblair4075]

Very good - great to have Ackoff on record - for all of us to listen to. Thank you.

[@nicholaswestbury7689]

The difficulty here is defining what the right thing is to do. If you take a look at Multiple Constituency Theory of effectiveness, you'll see that multiple 'perspectives' on 'right' exist. This relates to what Ulrich, Midgley and Jackson call boundary critique in Critical Systems Thinking, where we deliberately reflect on the assumptions and judgements that frame the situation and form boundaries. Building on Second Order cybernetics view that how we frame the situation can predetermine the problems we see and the solutions we prescribe. This connects to Wicked Problems in Planning by Webber and Rittel 1973, where the dispute (and activism) is over control of how to frame the situation, structure the problem and solutions. Because framing is fundamentally a ethical dilemma.

[@badrah]

This is intriguing. Where to learn more about such work on finding/deciding "the right thing"? Where/What do you recommend as a starting point?

[@Ashley-vb5vk]

Nothing short of a prophet in the field of Systems Thinking

[@marciolrente]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📚 *Human data hierarchy: data, information, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Wisdom is about effectiveness.* 01:07 🤔 *Doing the right thing (wisdom) is more important than doing things right (efficiency).* 02:40 💊 *Healthcare system focuses on sickness and disability, not health.* 04:03 📚 *Traditional education is about teaching, not learning.* 08:43 💰 *Neglecting wealth distribution is a central problem causing social unrest and global inequality.* Made with HARPA AI

[@stephentrueman4843]

2:22 - 3:38 insights about the health care system or "sickness & disability centres" was mindblowing

[@sha14u]

Thanks for posting this interview- in 10 minutes he solved something I've been trying to get my head around for 3 weeks.

[@SteveBrant55]

Today would have been Russ's 94th birthday. Thank you for this video, which is making the rounds of Twitter and Facebook today. :)

[@diegosuarez4086]

About the mistakes we can learn!!!! so I understand that it is very important that this kind of video is more publicized, at this time of COVID 19

[@apothekede]

Thank you INDEED for this interview - A very wise person Prof. Ackoff. This is an incredible and very interesting stuff and miles ahead of what (unfortunately) the world is currently. I have a very few 'guru' (maybe three in total) and Mr. Ackoff is part of them - what a Genius Thinking! Thanks again! A

[@badrah]

@apothekede If Russell Ackoff is one of the three, I'd love to learn who the other two are :)

[@sathasiva1885]

Good to listen to one of the pioneers of system thinking going back to eary 1950's.Wonder why it took almost a decade to get published on you tube after the interview in 2001?

[@PhyllisHaynes]

@SteveBrant55 Thank you for your commrnts. I learned so much from my interview and time with Russell Ackoff.

[@jimventrui]

Would it be possible to see the rest of the tape?

[@chahahc]

Wisdom beyond measure.

[@siphiwemsimanga9161]

A strategic overview of how to deal with organisational challenges using the systems holistic approach

[@PhyllisHaynes]

Thank you for for your comment. It didn't take long. I originally put the interview on Google which then went away ..so I uploaded it to KZbin. Please subscribe to my channel phyllis haynes

[@Enigma758]

Brilliant!!!

[@davecampau5980]

Great info!!!!

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

It's easy to see why his point of view is not the dominant one. It's a serious threat to the status quo, to every business manager and bureaucrat who depends on his nonsense position to make the payments on his BMW and his mcmansion in a gated subdivision. It's a threat to every professional making the same by covering made up 'needs' and every politician making bank on made up fears and to every union boss with his retirement tied up in adversarial labor relations.

[@hsm543]

What a shame that this video has been on KZbin for over 3 years, and it only has 8,784 views. I suppose people are just not ready to hear what he had to say.

[@sis7898]

9 years now, not getting better...

[@SteveBrant55]

Almost 27,000 views now!!!

[@danrobles6784]

Contrast with the WIKiD Tools Algorithm (2009). Similar except 5 order differential equation: System for The Monetization of Social Capitalism

[@Hanasgreenliving]

The truth told! Can we learn from it? Or will it pass unrecorded, to some people's benefit?

[@DiHandley]

I am in ore.

[@jabajoly]

Dear Sir or Madam I am an undergraduate of East European University of Economics and Management (Ukraine). During my studying I have been interested in Russell L. Ackoff’ s works. I should be grateful if you would send me contacts of those who carry out such researches or who follow Russell L. Ackoff’s trend. I appreciate your kind reply in advance. I am looking forward to your answer. Yours Faithfully, Mr. Jaba Jolokhava

[@SteveBrant55]

If you are still interested in studying Russell Ackoff's work, please let me know. I have posted other videos of him speaking. That is one place you can start... my KZbin channel

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

book = tem-pah

[@siphiwemsimanga9161]

A strategic overview of how to deal with organisational challenges using the systems holistic approach