Managers are not confronted with problems which are independent of each other, but with dynamic situations that consists of complex systems of changing problems that interact with each other. I call such situations messes … Managers do not solve problems, they manage messes.
- Russell Ackoff, Operations Theorist
If a factory is torn down but the rationality which produced it is left standing, then that rationality will simply produce another factory. If a revolution destroys a government, but the systematic patterns of thought that produced that government are left intact, then those patterns will repeat themselves … There’s so much talk about the [...]
System Settings
Sometimes the best way to organize your systems is to tweak the settings to simplify the configuration. Macworld has some tips for some OSX system settings to make your Mac work better. Examples:
Hide your dock to reduce visual clutter
filter and sort your spotlight searches
show the date and time in the menu bar
To get the [...]
You have read the System Organizer Introduction so you have covered the following important topics:
What is a system organizer?
What are systems?
Why are systems important?
What are some examples of useful systems?
How can I best leverage systems?
How can I learn more?
Hopefully the overview has gotten your interest to learn more and stimulated some comments of your own. [...]
This is a short post on using collapsible notes.
plugin reference
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This collapsible notes capability is based on a collapsible elements plugin by DeUced.
Information hiding is a useful approach to reduce information overload.
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Based on a book by Glen Sharp “Systems for the real world”, [...]
Sam Carpenter has written a wonderful book about how viewing the world from a system perspective can be a mindset change with far reaching impacts.
Simply thinking about the myriad systems in everyday life tends to create a focus on cause and effect that can be very constructive. Recognizing that many different systems are at work [...]