Ideas were conceptually incoherent. Have a change in time, some willingness to talk about new ways, and interest in public. However, don't have the concepts. Want to argue that systems thinking can provide the concepts. Emphasis on wholism and interdependence should help.
Applied systems thinking brings together theory and practice.
Have enhanced understanding from mechanical, to human beings in conflict. Newton was an exemplar of scientific method. Newton's conversations with other scientists, e.g. on the composition of light. Views and hypotheses put into writing, with other scientists trading words. In the social realm, this may be more difficult, but want to have this mutually-enhancing feedback loop.