Carolina QuotesIf you want truly to understand something, try to change it.
Kurt Zadek Lewin Connected to the Carolinas
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Attributed to Kurt Lewin in: Charles W. Tolman (1996) Problems of Theoretical Psychology - ISTP 1995. p. 31.
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- p. 31
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“If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.” Kurt Zadek Lewin. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-ED4C4ECC7F. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/ed4c4ecc7f
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