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EPISODE · Mar 6, 2026 · 18 MIN

The Art of Problem Solving by Russell Ackoff | Why We Solve the Wrong Problems

from The Quiet Footnote · host Nomad Raga

🎙 Welcome to The Quiet Footnote — where we don’t just summarize books, we sit with the patterns, questions, and systems that shape the way we see the world.In this episode, we explore The Art of Problem Solving by Russell Ackoff — a classic in systems thinking that challenges the way we approach complexity.This isn’t about quick fixes.It’s about learning to see problems not as isolated events, but as parts of larger systems — where solutions often create new problems if we fail to look deeply enough.📜 “We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem.”

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