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An earlier paper (Avison and Golder, 1991) argues that there is a need for tool support for soft systems. It discusses the problems associated with the attempt to build such tools. However, there are a number of developments which would suggest that this is now plausible, for example.
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Avison, D.E., Golder, P. (1991). Tools Supporting Soft Systems. In: Jackson, M.C., Mansell, G.J., Flood, R.L., Blackham, R.B., Probert, S.V.E. (eds) Systems Thinking in Europe. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3748-9_45
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