A complex system can fail in an infinite number of ways - John Gall

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A complex system can fail in an infinite number of ways

John Gall

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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 system represents someone's solution to a problem. The system doesn't solve the problem.

anyone who identifies him/herself publicly as a “change agent” is self-convicted of incompetence. Changes will certainly occur as a result, but they are not likely to be the changes desired.

The First Law of Systems-Survival: A SYSTEM THAT IGNORES FEEDBACK HAS ALREADY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF TERMINAL INSTABILITY.

A complex system can fail in an infinite number of ways - John Gall

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