WHEN BIG SYSTEMS FAIL, THE FAILURE IS OFTEN BIG - John Gall

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WHEN BIG SYSTEMS FAIL, THE FAILURE IS OFTEN BIG

John Gall

SYSTEMANTICS. THE SYSTEMS BIBLE · December 6, 2012 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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John Gall (September 18, 1925 - December 15, 2014) was an American pediatrician, known for his 1975 book General systemantics.

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A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.

There is a world of difference, psychologically speaking, between the passive observation that Things Don't Work Out Very Well, and the active, penetrating insight that. Complex Systems Exhibit Unexpected Behavior.