If I could, I would add an Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not distort, delay, or sequester information. - Donella Meadows

Systems thinking can only tell us to do these things. It can't do them for us. And so we are brought to the gap between understanding and implementation. Systems thinking by itself cannot bridge that gap. But it can lead us to the edge of what analysis can do and then point beyond—to what can and must be done by the human spirit.

Starting with the behavior of the system forces you to focus on facts, not theories. It keeps you from falling too quickly into your own beliefs or misconceptions, or those of others.

When there are long delays in feedback loops, some sort of foresight is essential.