This is a cartoon. On the left is Observer 1. He is saying ‘I spy systems which I can engineer’ and is seeing a number of systems referred to as ‘The observer’s perceived real world’. Underneath this is the label ‘The world: systemic’. On the right is Observer 2. He is saying ‘I spy complexity and confusion: but I can organise exploration of it as a learning system’ and is seeing a number of lines labelled ‘The observer’s perceived real world’. Underneath this is the label ‘The process of inquiry: systemic’