Systems perspective

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Two broad, with some overlapping, categories can encompass the perspectives of the existing variety of systems concepts or systems thinking:

Bold textDESCRIPTIVE Some labels are systems definition, systems modelling, systems dynamics, biological systems, evolutionary systems, systems reductionism, systems theory,

Bold textPRESCRIPTIVE Some labels are systems architecting, systems design, systems planning, systems development, systems improvement, systems approach, systems methodology,

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