2017/11/20 Systems Thinking and Wicked Problems
20th Nov 2017
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David Ing
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An invited presentation at Tongji Huangpu School.
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David Ing, "Systems Thinking and Wicked Problems", Tongji Huangpu School.
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2017/11/20 Systems Thinking and Wicked Problems
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