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…backup systems provide the peace of mind that nothing too bad can happen in the time it might take to recognize and fix flaws with the new process.
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Agile itself is not an organizational system; it instead defines a general approach that is realized by multiple different specific systems.
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As they say in systems theory, that which optimizes one part of the system necessarily undermined the system as a whole.
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Most data reporting systems are not built by product development teams, whose job is to prioritize and build product features.
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…in process-oriented work… individual performance is not nearly as important as the overall performance of the system.
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So strong is the instinct to work in large batches, that even when a large-batch system is malfunctioning, we have a tendency to blame ourselves.
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Having no system at all [is] not an option for you. There are so many ways for a startup to fail.
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…while the mind wanders, our sensory systems shut down, and conversely, while we focus on the here and now, the neural circuits for mind wandering go dim.
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Systems are virtually invisible to the naked eye, but their workings can be rendered visible by gathering data from enough points that outlines of their dynamics come into focus.
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One of the worst results of system blindness occurs when leaders implement a strategy to solve a problem – but ignore the pertinent system dynamics.
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