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systems-thinking

06
Jul
Simple, Not Simplistic: The Hidden Craft of Engineering Elegance

Simple, Not Simplistic: The Hidden Craft of Engineering Elegance

In engineering, whether in software, aerospace, or civil infrastructure, simplicity often receives praise. However, teams frequently confuse simple with simplistic, removing complexity not through insight, but through omission.
4 min read
03
Jul
Platform Leverage: A Systems Thinking Case for Strategic Investment

Platform Leverage: A Systems Thinking Case for Strategic Investment

How strategic investment in platform teams can reduce time-to-market, improve profitability, and increase delivery capacity, not through scaling effort, but through deliberate system design.
4 min read
23
Jun
Economic Leverage, Not ROI, Should Be Your Platform’s Scoreboard

Economic Leverage, Not ROI, Should Be Your Platform’s Scoreboard

Many platform teams believe they are delivering value because their tools make development faster. But faster is not always better. In fact, when direction is lacking, speed amplifies failure. This article proposes a shift from tracking ROI to measuring economic leverage.
2 min read
20
Jun
Leverage or Collapse: Why Platform Failure Becomes Exponential at Scale

Leverage or Collapse: Why Platform Failure Becomes Exponential at Scale

6 min read
19
Jun
Stop Complaining About AI: Focus on What Matters

Stop Complaining About AI: Focus on What Matters

Ah, the Godwin point of IT: 'Did you write this yourself, or did ChatGPT help?'
3 min read
18
Jun
[Book][3.2]Case Studies in Convergence: From Toyota to Early AWS

[Book][3.2]Case Studies in Convergence: From Toyota to Early AWS

8 min read
17
Jun
Before You Flow, You Measure: The Zero Phase of the Fluid Organisation

Before You Flow, You Measure: The Zero Phase of the Fluid Organisation

Too many organisations aspire to agility, autonomy, or platform leverage, but cannot clearly explain the state they are in. They want speed without structure, autonomy without clarity, leverage without constraint. This is wishful thinking.
3 min read
10
Jun
Work Ethic Requires Pairs: Why Values Must Reinforce Each Other

Work Ethic Requires Pairs: Why Values Must Reinforce Each Other

2 min read
09
Jun
Speed Is Not a Culture Problem. It Is a Systems Problem.

Speed Is Not a Culture Problem. It Is a Systems Problem.

when performance falters, we reach for culture. What we need is structure.
6 min read
05
Jun
How The Fluid Org Model Facilitates Meaningful Reorgs

How The Fluid Org Model Facilitates Meaningful Reorgs

Most reorgs aim to fix dysfunction. Few address the system beneath. The Fluid Organisation model helps teams unlock momentum that persists after the shuffle ends.
2 min read