“As usual, the lack of a well-honed proverb to cover the situation reveals a blind spot in the popular culture, and this in turn is probably the reason why so few of us actively practice Problem Avoidance.”
— John Gall, The Systems Bible (The 3rd edition of Systemantics), 2002
‘An Airplane has been defined as a collection of parts having an inherent tendency to fall to earth, and requiring constant effort and supervision to stave off that outcome. The System called "airplane" may have been designed to fly, but the parts don't share that tendency. In fact, they share the opposite tendency. And the System will fly—if at all—only as a System.’
— John Gall, The Systems Bible
‘The word "Solution" is only a fancy term for the Response of System "A" (ourselves) to System "B" (the Problem). And it's a misleading word, because it implies something that can be done once and for all. But System "B" is sure to Kick Back in response to our Response, and then we must respond once again.’
— John Gall, Systems Bible
@RuthMalan “Reality is more complex than it seems.”
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