Category: Systems Thinking

Everything connects to everything else. These posts untangle complex systems so you can see the patterns — and act on them.
A tired woman sits alone at her desk in a dimly lit office, face illuminated by a computer monitor’s glow with red light in the background.

The Loyalty Loop: How Systems Use Belonging to Blind Us

Young man in a Shoreditch coffee shop, leaning on a wooden table with a latte in the foreground and an orange phone in his hands, gazing ahead with a weary expression.

When Rulebooks Break, Systems Drift Into Dysfunction

A weary woman stands in her upstairs bedroom, gazing up at a leaking ceiling where water drips into a pan. A lamp casts warm light as rain lashes the window. The scene captures the futility of surface fixes — a metaphor for systemic dysfunction.

Upstream vs Downstream: Diagnosing Systemic Dysfunction

A weary middle-aged man sits in a crowded hospital waiting room, staring ahead in frustration with a large clock looming behind him.

When Promises Outpace Resources, Dysfunction Wins

A professional woman in a dark blazer stands tensely at the head of a conference table scattered with papers, storm clouds visible through the glass wall behind her. She gazes downward at the documents, captured in the instant of realising a critical omission.

The Audit Trail of Clarity: Tactical Precision in Action

Rugged man in his early 30s sitting at a modern conference table, sleeves rolled, leaning over a spiral notebook with papers scattered around, eyes focused forward under natural daylight from tall glass windows.

From To-Do Lists to Strategic Debugging Tools

Load More