Fishbone diagram

The guest articles verify that communication is a system consisting of many interrelated parts that produce something that the parts acting alone cannot produce. A challenging aspect concerning a system is that optimizing one part will not produce the desired effect. The part that provides hope is that all of the parts do not have to be perfect to produce the desired effect.

In addition to two precursors, there are seven reasons environmental decisions are difficult. A system is a collection of interrelated parts that produce an outcome that the parts acting alone cannot produce. Environmental decisions certainly have many parts. By approaching solutions to environmental decisions as a system, we can allocate resources in an efficient and effective manner. This article outlines five ways to produce better environmental decisions, starting with structured processes for decision quality and communication.