The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work
January 14, 2025 • #Start simple > get it working > iterate > advance
Start simple > get it working > iterate > advance
My latest post on Res Extensa:
Passing over the hill of complexity.
“Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.” — Clay Shirky
On the newsletter, we dive into Gall's Law, and the simplicity to complexity workflow.
How ecosystems are smarter than we are.
Applying principles and phenomena of mycelial networks to other types of systems.
Make sure your 'simple' solution has first worked through the complex details.
Seek out simple solutions over complex ones.
A brief interview with Alicia Juarrero on the properties of complex systems.
Florent Crivello on the differences between orderliness and efficiency.