Gall's Law

Created: 2022-02-14 22:25

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.¹

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What can I say about this law? Where does it apply? What are the applications?

• This is a paraphrasing of “pay one’s dues” / “pagar derecho de piso”
• Using a system we didn’t properly learn/develop
• The journey is important, is what gives meaning

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Footnotes §

1. John Gall (1975) Systemantics: How Systems Really Work and How They Fail p. 71 ↩