A Good Tree Bears Good Fruit....


"Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit." - Matthew 7:17-18

"One of the most powerful ways to influence the behavior of a system is through its purpose or goal. That's because the goal is the direction-setter of the system, the definer of discrepancies that require action, the indicator of compliance, failure, or success toward which balancing feedback loops work. If the goal is defined badly, if it doesn't measure what it's supposed to measure, if it doesn't reflect the real welfare of the system, then the system can't possibly produce a desirable result. Systems, like the three wishes in the traditional fairy tale, have a terrible tendency to produce exactly and only what you ask them to produce. Be careful what you ask them to produce." - Donella H. Meadows, Thinking in Systems. 

Comments

nikitaV said…
Well...I particularly liked this one...it's indeed very important to set a goal and that is what defines the course of our lives.
Andrew said…
I am glad you enjoyed it :)

Thanks for your comment.
Unknown said…
Thanksss for this amazing expansion of idea
Andrew said…
You are welcome :)

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