> [!bot-text] AI-generated > This text was drafted by [[Jake]] and has been reviewed. > [!info] Source > [Magical systems thinking](https://worksinprogress.co/issue/magical-systems-thinking/) > by <!-- IQ: =this.creator -->[[Summary - A quote from Brandon Sanderson (Publish - Claims)|Summary - A quote from Brandon Sanderson (Publish - Claims)]]<!-- /IQ --> > Related: <!-- IQ: =this.related -->[[Concepts/iaclass.md|iaclass]], [[systems thinking|systems thinking]], [[Concepts/information architecture.md|IA]]<!-- /IQ --> ## Summary Working complex systems almost always evolve from simple systems that already work. Big designed fixes often fail because the system kicks back and creates new problems. Start small: build simple working alternatives and let them grow instead of hoping analysis will solve everything. *(Summarized by Ghostreader)* ## Significance > [!bot-text] > An accessible argument from systems thinking: complex working systems grow from simple working ones, and big designed fixes usually get kicked back. ## Claims & insights Claims that cite this summary (claims link here via `source`): <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID link(file.link, file.title) AS "Claim", confidence AS "Confidence" FROM #claim WHERE contains(file.outlinks, [[Summary - Magical systems thinking]]) SORT file.mtime DESC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID link(file.link, file.title) AS "Claim", confidence AS "Confidence" FROM #claim WHERE contains(file.outlinks, [[Summary - Magical systems thinking]]) SORT file.mtime DESC --> | Claim | Confidence | | ----- | ---------- | <!-- SerializedQuery END -->