The classification of a system as complex or simple will depend upon the observer of the system and upon the purpose he has for considering the system.

— Mike Jackson, Towards a System of Systems Methodologies (1984)

Source: http://www.synergio.nl/media/59286/7_myths_of_se.pdf

Cited by Joseph E. Kasser (2010) in a paper on systems engineering myths.

Topics: complexity