Hub Lecture Theatre: At #SysPrac25, #RayIson describing systemic practice (soft) and systematic practice (hard) as duality (not dualism) like yinyang comprising whole. Recounted that #PeterCheckland said systemic inquiry by #CWestChurchman before #SSM, but written doc is unavailable.

The seven steps in soft systems methodology, moving in stages from real world investigation, to applying systems to model the world, then making comparisons with the real world to see what can be learned and done.

The work of #PeterCheckland features prominently. The seven steps in soft systems methodology (the original approach) are gone through. youtu.be/A5YkSyJCSow?...