Béla H. Bánáthy

"When it comes to the design of social and societal systems of all kinds, it is the users, the people in the system who are the experts. Nobody has the right to design social systems for someone else. …"

"Talcott Parsons, the "incurable theorist" in his own words,... brought together, in a systematic and generalized form, the main outlines of a conceptual scheme of social action and systems . His frame…"

"When learning is in focus, arrangements are made in the environment of the learner that communicate the learning task, and learning resources are made available to learners so that they can explore an…"

"In sharp contrast the systems design approach seeks to understand a problem situation as a system of interconnected, interdependent, and interacting issues and to create a design as a system of interc…"

"The learner is the key entity and occupies the nucleus of the systems complex of education."

"Participation is empowering and design is empowered by it."

"Faced with new realities, our systems have to transform — as the society has transformed. They have to learn to co-change with their constantly changing environments. Thus, it is imperative that we un…"

"Systems inquiry has demonstrated its capability in dealing effectively with highly complex and large-scale problem situations. It has orchestrated the efforts of various disciplines within the framewo…"