Risk Quotes by Russell L. Ackoff

Russell L. Ackoff

A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of a problem that a scientist can comprehend, the greater are his chances of finding a truly adequate solution.

Adequate

Risk

Space

Russell L. Ackoff

It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.

Management

Risk

Wrong Things

Russell L. Ackoff

Managers are not confronted with problems that are independent of each other, but with dynamic situations that consist of complex systems of changing problems that interact with each other. I call such situations messes. Problems are extracted from messes by analysis. Managers do not solve problems, they manage messes.

Analysis

Independent

Risk

Russell L. Ackoff

Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: “We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism and ethical behavior.” They often formulate necessities as objectives; for example, “to achieve sufficient profit.” This is like a person saying his mission is to breathe sufficiently.

Example

Management

Risk

Russell L. Ackoff

Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem.

Management

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Successful

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Adequate

Amount

Analysis

Art

Assumption

Bureaucrats

Business

Chaos

Children

Common Sense

Contrast

Creative

Creativity

Data

Doe

Efficiency

Environment

Errors

Example

Facts

Fewer

Forecasts

Fun

Get Better

Go To Hell

Hell

Higher

Independent

Inspire

Integrity

Know How

Knows

Leadership

Management

Mess

Mistake

Needs

No Problem

Objectives

Opportunity

Ordinary

Past

People

Prejudice

Problem

Recreation

Resources

Risk

Satisfaction

School

Self

Settling

Space

Success Of Others

Successful

Suffering

Support

Taken

Talking

Teaching

Thinking

Trying

Unattainable

Understanding

Validation

Valuable

Want

Worry

Wrong Things

Risk Quotes by Russell L. Ackoff

A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of a problem that a scientist can comprehend, the greater are his chances of finding a truly adequate solution.

It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.

Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem.

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