Embracing human experience in applied systems-thinking

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 680-688

  Córdoba Pachón, José Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied systems thinking; Autopoiesis; Francisco Varela; Human experience; Systems methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455220372     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.1117     Document Type: Article

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