Complex systems Quote by Gene Kim

The belief that complex systems require armies of designers and programmers is wrong. A system that is not understood in its entirety, or at…

— Niklaus Wirth

“The key to creating a successful system is to make it as uncomplicated as possible.”

— Geralin Thomas

“Once you master any system, you typically become blind to its flaws; even if you can see them, they appear far too complex and…

— Ed Catmull

“In technology, our work happens almost entirely within complex systems with a high risk of catastrophic consequences. As”

— Gene Kim

“profoundly complex systems”

— William Brinkley

Operating systems are like underwear — nobody really wants to look at them.

— Bill Joy

At the end of the day, you want a straightforward, simple system which everyone understands. If you can get clarity and simplicity in any…

— Steve Clarke

“The universe seems to be a lot like a car or a computer, in that it's designed to be user-friendly, which doesn't necessarily require…

— Michel Templet

One of the great enemies of design is when systems or objects become more complex than a person - or even a team of…

— Bran Ferren

“The systems-thinking lens allows us to reclaim our intuition about whole systems and • hone our abilities to understand parts, • see interconnections, •…

— Donella H. Meadows

“Whenever something is engineered as complex, it is designed to keep you simple.”

— Richard Diaz

A system can not understand itself.

— W. Edwards Deming