Magical Systems Thinking
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Article discusses 'magical systems thinking', a concept related to how people perceive and interact with complex systems.
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Gall's Law: Successful complex systems evolve from successful simple systems.
"As in the years after the Second World War, the temptation will be to use this vast increase in computational power and intelligence to ‘solve’ systems design for once and for all. But the same laws that limited Forrester continue to bind: ‘NEW SYSTEMS CREATE NEW PROBLEMS’ and ‘THE SYSTEM ALWAYS KICKS BACK’. As systems become more complex, they become more chaotic, not less. The best solution remains humility, and a simple system that works."