Ideas about designing systems, solutions, and organizations so they can evolve without losing sight of the bigger picture.
We love to say, “Keep it simple.” But selective simplicity creates a problem. We allow the things we value most to become incredibly complex—because we believe they require expertise, nuance, and sophistication. Then we demand that everything around them be simple. That contradiction costs more than efficiency. It costs trust, integrity, and ultimately your brand. …
Solution evolution can be a good thing. We learn, adapt, and improve. But there is a point where evolution becomes substitution—each new solution simply solves the problems created by the previous one. The pattern becomes: Problem → solution → unintended problem → new solution → new unintended problem → repeat. Each step can look reasonable …
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