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Systems at Work & Play: Holism in an Agile World Wil Wade Systems all the way down I sometimes say that generalists are the most specialized people of them all, so specialized they cant in fact do anything. Except make

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Systems at Work & Play: Holism in an Agile World

Wil Wade
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marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2019/05/range-why-generalists-triumph-in-a-specialized-world I sometimes say that generalists are the most specialized people of them all, so specialized they can’t in fact do anything. Except make observations of that nature.
  • Tyler Cowen
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A structure of [things] connected by [relationships] that produces behaviors.

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Not a System

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SLIDE 20 Conway's Game of Life
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  • Blocks are simple [things]
  • Four simple rules [relationships]
  • Lots of behaviors
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SLIDE 23 Agile
  • Change is Good
  • Small Steps
  • Feedback Loops
  • Cross Functional Teams
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A structure of [things] connected by [relationships] that produces behaviors.

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SLIDE 28 Three Keys to Understanding Systems
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Right vs. Wrong

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AC vs. DC

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VHS vs. Betamax

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Vim vs. Emacs

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Right vs. Wrong

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Right vs. Wrong

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(Really) Useful

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Discovery vs. Creation

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Temporary Assumptions

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Weak opinions, weakly held

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SLIDE 44 Three Keys to Understanding Systems
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SLIDE 45 Modeling: The Very Short Version
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Look for [things]

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Look for [relationships]

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Can you explain behaviors?

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Time

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Incentives Matter

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Goals

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Picking Boundaries

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Delayed Feedback

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Limits

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Systems are Resilient

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Systems are Resilient

Until they aren’t
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Unintended Side Effects

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A structure of [things] connected by [relationships] that produces behaviors.

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SLIDE 63 @wilwade github.com/wilwade Dev @CarbonFive Questions? Resources:
  • Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
  • Once Upon a Complex Time: Using Stories to Understand Systems
by Richard Brynteson
  • System Thinking - Creative Holism for Managers
by Michael C. Jackson
  • How It Works in the Home by Walt Disney Productions