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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
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"Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure."–Marvin Conway
Wikipedia • Conway's law
Playgrounds over Paths
Today's standard design wisdom focuses on the design of linear paths. Sometimes they may branch, but they're ultimately a sequential set of steps towards a desired outcome.
Within complex systems, these paths often lack the flexibility to adapt to emergent conditions - users acting outside the "designed boundaries".
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Today's standard design wisdom focuses on the design of linear paths. Sometimes they may branch, but they're ultimately a sequential set of steps towards a desired outcome.
Within complex systems, these paths often lack the flexibility to adapt to emergent conditions - users acting outside the "designed boundaries".
Instead of... See more
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Ryan Singer - Form, Context & Fit
youtube.com3 Principles First, energy follows the path of least resistance. Second, the underlying structure will determine that path. Third, we can change the underlying structure, and thereby change the path of least resistance.
Robert Fritz • The Path of Least Resistance for Artists: The Structure and Spirit of the Creative Process
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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