Matthias Orgler

“The less we understand a phenomenon, the more variables we require to explain it.”
― Russell Ackoff

“It is not enough to do your best, you must know what to do, and then do your best.”
― W. Edwards Deming

“Our ability to solve problem is limited by our conception of what is feasible.”
― Russell L. Ackoff, The Art of Problem Solving: Accompanied by Ackoff's Fables

“A good deal of the corporate planning I have observed is like a ritual rain dance; it has no effect on the weather that follows, but those who engage in it think it does. Moreover, it seems to me that much of the advice and instruction related to corporate planning is directed at improving the dancing, not the weather.”
― Russell Ackoff