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A complex problem cannot be simplified. If you can simplify it, then it isn’t a complex problem. You may choose to focus energy on a key leverage point, or establish one or more enabling constraints. To make progress, you may choose to selectively ignore things, blur your vision, or think in broad strokes. These approaches will reduce cognitive loa... See more
John Cutler • TBM 28/52: First Focus. Then Simplify
A lot of developers want simplicity in the same way that a lot of clients claim they want a fast website. You respond “OK, so we can remove some of these 17 Javascript trackers and other bloat that’s making your website horribly slow?” – no, apparently those are all critical business functionality.
In other words, they prioritise everything over spe... See more
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Luke Plant • No one actually wants simplicity
A more difficult situation is the gnarly-design challenge. Here there are no given alternatives, and there are no good engineering-type models to test your designs against. There is no guarantee of a solution of any kind. There are not clear causal connections between actions and outcomes. You solve a gnarly challenge by beginning to dig into the n
... See moreRichard Rumelt • The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists
Sometimes an organization doesn’t need a solution; it just needs clarity.
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Modern technology can be complex, but complexity by itself is neither good nor bad: it is confusion that is bad. Forget the complaints against complexity; instead, complain about confusion.