Machine-generated contents note: How to Use This Book
When conditions change, habits must change
Understand the implicit rules. They can produce different results than desired or expected
You can't achieve long-term goals with short-term perspective
A level will decline only if outflows are greater than inflows
You can't change only one thing
Our perspective affects the actions we take in complex systems
To obtain consensus be clear about the mental framework you are using
Adding one more apparently minor problem can sometimes collapse the whole system
When trying to understand a complex situation, don't limit your focus to where the action is
Over the long-term, individuals often get more from cooperation than from competition
Delays between perception and response can lead to overshooting the goal
It's easier to reach your goals by building a system that achieves them for you
With exponential growth, small growth rates can quickly lead to extremely-large numbers
One-way communication is much less effective than interaction
Sustainability depends more on culture than on technology
Thinking outside the box can produce win-win solutions
Without a shared goal, cooperation is ineffective
Life is not a zero-sum game
If you want big changes, look for the high-leverage points
Incremental changes produce improvements; structural changes produce transformation
To better understand systems, make the interconnections visible
Actions speak louder than words.
