More on Systems Thinking
Herein is my experience of systems design
1.
All systems
are a function of its design principles.
2.
The principles
of the design comes from ‘ form following function’.
3.
The function
arises from the primacy of the objectives of deliverables.
4.
The form of the system must change/adapt to the functionality in real time
5.
A system out of form with its functionality
leads to entropy.
6.
Systems must be constructed for modern times,
not borrowed from past models – they were relevant for those times.
7.
All system combine Process, Technology and
People in relation to context.
8.
Best practice models, should give way to bespoke
models (fit for purpose) or ‘next in class models’.
9.
A form denigrates because it is trapped in an
existing paradigm: for change to occur, the paradigm itself has to be changed.
10. Systems
exert stronger pressure than the individuals inside the system.
11. The
collective individual’s intervention exert pressure on the overall system. Even
the action of one individual makes a change in the overall system.
12. Systems
and individuals continue to exert pressure on each other, and the form
continues to require changes. The Gestalt of the system needs to be studies as
always.
13. In
order to maintain the health of the systems, re-ordering systems should be seen
from the beacon of the Vision that spans across a broader time horizon.
14. Elements
of the system must contain resilience and negotiability to allow it to adapt.
15. A
system must have qualities of satyam (authenticity) , shivam (energy) and
sundaram(beauty).
16. Systems
that triumph eventually are simple, smart and secure.
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