systems approach - conclusion What is the systems approach (TSA 230-231)? - the essence of the systems approach is confusion as well as enlightenment. - our most critical problem today is understanding the systems we live in. - the problem of the appropriate approach to systems has not been solved, instead: - it is in the nature of systems to have a continuing perception and deception, a continuing reviewing of the world , of the whole system, and of its components. These are inseparable from human living.