Software And Systems Architecture, more or less
Profile pic: drawing of me (gifted to me); upside down, as if in a reflection, with cloudy sky and little architecture drawing character hanging from frame
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“Equilibrium states follow the second law of thermodynamics, so that no work can be done when equilibrium is reached, whereas the openness to the environment of a steady state maintains the capacity of the organism for work, without which adaptability, and hence survival, would be impossible.”
Went to IU Ballet’s Spring Ballet last night and it was gorgeous, and such a delight — humans do that!! They put years of their lives — so much of their childhood — into very VERY! disciplined practice. Building technique, flexibility, strength, and artistry.
And goodness, is it a visual demonstration of what can be achieved with trust in highly collaborative teaming among humans who are prepared to play their roles in each movement that takes trust to learn, and repeat, and perform!
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Monday April 6 discussion of “The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments”
The title itself is thought provoking (in an Alicia Juarrero “Context Changes Everything” sort of way :)
Join us? (Free but sign up.)
This one will be led by @trondhjort — bringing so much background practitioner experience and deep inquiry into sociotechnical and open systems.
And a lovely set of folk joining the discussion! It makes for an interesting **engagement** with the paper, and community!
“Yeah, that's how you get got in this process. Once you stop scrutinizing the model's output, the probability something goes off the rails approaches 1. "Human in the loop" is necessary, but the current process itself makes the loop stultifying, and encourages the human to take themselves out of the loop. That process is straight up dangerous. The temptation to let it rip is always there, and I didn't even have a boss pressuring me to ship code.”
Supply chain risk perception: foresight vs hindsight:
top supply chain perceived risks:
geopolitical instability disrupting supply chains: 34% in 2025
Now?
This concludes my thread on #sociotechnical design principles. If you like to have a look, use this as an entry point, as the threading was a bit tricky to get right. Click on each one for more details. There are so many valuable insights here that we need when establishing sociotechnical systems
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We’re discussing “The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments” Emery and Trist on Monday (April 6)! It’s a wonderful group to explore a paper in systems with!
