The post modernistic post-normal thinking has among others contributed to the bloody escalation in the Jerusalem Problem and is described in depths in

RETHINKING THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE:
LEARNING WITHIN THE UNKNOWABLE
by Robert Louis Flood
June 1999

It is encouraged with the following ENDORSEMENTS:

It is in the nature of systemic thinking to yield many different views of the same thing and the same view of many different things. This book offers such a point of view of systemic thinking, which is both important and very rewarding for one to take into account.

Russell L. Ackoff, Chairman, INTERACT, The Institute for Interactive Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA

We live at a time in history where the systemic, interconnected nature of our world—economic, ecological, political—is more apparent perhaps than ever before. Yet thinking and managing systemically is extraordinarily difficult. Robert Flood describes complex systemic theory and practice in a clear, comprehensible manner, thereby bringing a better understanding of the world and ourselves to his readers. If you are interested in learning and growing, if you wish to manage better, then read this insightful and thought-provoking book.

Professor Brenda Gourley, Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Natal, South Africa

In the present global market, systemic thinking has risen to a position of prominence never before attained. Globalisation, networking, and coalition building, are examples of systemic behaviour that stress the need to view and deal with issues holistically, rather than in isolation. Robert Flood for years has been at the forefront of such studies. This book has to be a must for all apprentices of systemic thinking.

Ghassan Al Sulaiman, President, IKEA (Saudi Arabia) and Chairman of the Board Jeddah Training Centre
Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saudi Arabia

The time has come to call the post modernistic bluff; since this book provides a perfectly documented case of blackart it is just a matter of pointing out its inherent self-destructiveness to expose the hoax…

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