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(1997) Systems for sustainability, Dordrecht, Springer.
Critical theory, Carl Jung, and symbo-construction in soft systems rich pictures
Mark Campbell Williams
pp. 157-162
SSM uses a technique of drawing pictorial metaphors termed "rich pictures", to serve as aids in investigating "ill-defined, real-world" problems (Hicks, 1994; Standing and Campbell Williams, 1993). Rich pictures often incorporate symbols or cartoon-like representations to point to key factors in the systems under investigation and to give a sense of the richness which seems to occur in most human situations. As I reported in an earlier paper (Campbell Williams, 1995b), I extend the idea of rich pictures to give pictorial metaphors. Although all metaphors have their limitations and can be confusing, I consider that they help me to convey the rich allusiveness, symbolism and sense of complexity in many human situations.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0265-8_28
Full citation:
Campbell Williams, M. (1997)., Critical theory, Carl Jung, and symbo-construction in soft systems rich pictures, in F. A. Stowell, R. Ison, R. Armson, J. Holloway & S. Jackson (eds.), Systems for sustainability, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 157-162.
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