ask people to identify a focusing question they want to answer. The focusing question is a way of helping people define the boundaries of a systems analysis. Since everything is ultimately connected to everything else, the question enables them to develop a rich yet manageable level of insight into the root causes of a chronic, complex problem. It asks, “Why, often despite our best efforts, have we been unable to achieve a certain goal or solve a particular problem?”
~~ David Peter Stroh, "Systems Thinking for Social Change"
