SYSTEMS THEORY

Nothing is more practical than a practical theory. Without an explicit theory about the nature of the beast and the reasons why it does what it does, one would be condemned to remain in the dark and keep repeating the past as though no lesson has ever been learned. All actions are preceded by some mental image, a theory, about the reality. Nobody, except perhaps an unborn child, is without a theory, no matter how crude and implicit. Those who claim that they are without one are either expecting others to accept their opinions unquestioningly or are simply unaware that they have it by default. Not to get bogged down in a theoretical maze does not mean to fall into the othe extreme of mindless action.  As long as the assumptions underelying the action are explicit, there exists the chance to learn from experience and improve the quality of our practice. This is the way to produce, and successively improve, our informed choices as opposed to getting lost in the morass of the so called common-sensical trial-and-error. No problem or solution is context free. Context itself changes continuously, rendering the solution obsolete in time. Therefore, we at INTERACT strongly believe that the best service to the clients is to empower them with the systems methodology, and the "why questions" so they can redefine the problem and redesign the solution if need be. [ Below follows a clickable broad outline of the dimensions covered in Interact's methodology.]
 
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