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: Systems interact with their environment and exchange information and energy.

Gharajedaghi identifies five key systems principles that define the behavior of sociocultural systems: Systems Thinking, Third Edition: Managing Chaos...

: The ability to see multiple facets (wealth, power, knowledge, beauty, and values) within a single system. : Systems interact with their environment and exchange

: Unlike mechanical systems, social systems are capable of choosing their own goals and behaviors. Systems Thinking, Third Edition: Managing Chaos...

: The tendency for solutions in complex systems to produce unexpected or opposite results over time.