http://www.systems-thinking.org/columbo/columbo.htm
Complex System Rules of Thumb
Everything is connected to everything else.
You can never do just one thing.
There is no “away.”
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.
Nature knows best.
If ain’t what you don’t know that hurts you; it’s what you DO know that ain’t so.
“Obvious solutions” do more harm than good.
Look for high leverage points.
Nothing grows forever.
Don’t fight positive feedback; support negative feedback instead.
Don’t try to control the players, just change the rules.
Don’t make rules that can’t be enforced.
There are no simple solutions.
Good intentions are not enough.
High morality depends on accurate prophecy.
If you can’t make people self-sufficient, your aid does more harm than good.
There are no final answers.
Every solution creates new problems.
Loose systems are often better.
Don’t be fooled by system cycles.
Remember the Golden Mean.
Beware the empty compromise.
Don’t be a boiled frog.
Watch our for thresholds.
Competition is often cooperation in disguise.
Bad boundaries make bad governments.
Beware the Tragedy of the Commons.
Foresight always wins in the long run.
http://www.systems-thinking.org/columbo/columbo.htm
Complex System Rules of Thumb
Everything is connected to everything else.
You can never do just one thing.
There is no “away.”
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.
Nature knows best.
If ain’t what you don’t know that hurts you; it’s what you DO know that ain’t so.
“Obvious solutions” do more harm than good.
Look for high leverage points.
Nothing grows forever.
Don’t fight positive feedback; support negative feedback instead.
Don’t try to control the players, just change the rules.
Don’t make rules that can’t be enforced.
There are no simple solutions.
Good intentions are not enough.
High morality depends on accurate prophecy.
If you can’t make people self-sufficient, your aid does more harm than good.
There are no final answers.
Every solution creates new problems.
Loose systems are often better.
Don’t be fooled by system cycles.
Remember the Golden Mean.
Beware the empty compromise.
Don’t be a boiled frog.
Watch our for thresholds.
Competition is often cooperation in disguise.
Bad boundaries make bad governments.
Beware the Tragedy of the Commons.
Foresight always wins in the long run.