This is the first of a series of papers on the stages of critical systems practice. Critical systems practice is a multimethodology that seeks to employ the ideas developed in critical systems thinking to intervene in and improve complex real‐world problem situations. It has four stages—Explore (the problem situation), Produce (an intervention strategy), Intervene (flexibly) and Check (on progress)—called to mind as EPIC. The aim is to set out where thinking has reached on the best way to carry out each of these stages and to invite comment on what more needs doing. The first stage, Explore, is concerned with how to start a multimethodological study. If this is done well, it can bring to the fore opportunities for a full and in‐depth systems intervention. If done badly, it can lead to practice that makes the problem situation worse.

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关键系统实践1：探索-开始进行多方法干预

这是有关关键系统实践阶段的一系列论文中的第一篇。关键系统实践是一种多方法论，旨在运用关键系统思维中发展出的思想来干预和改善复杂的实际问题环境。它分为四个阶段-探索（问题情况），生产（干预策略），干预（灵活）和检查（进度）-被称为EPIC。目的是确定在哪里进行了每个阶段的最佳方法的思考，并就更多需要做什么发表评论。第一阶段，探索，与如何开始进行多方法研究有关。如果做得好，它将为全面而深入的系统干预带来机会。如果做得不好，可能导致导致问题情况恶化的实践。