Blogging Quote by Laura Busche

No system in the world is so well-designed that it can't grow stale, rigid, or corrupted by those who benefit most from it.

— Esther Dyson

“One essential characteristic of modern life is that we all depend on systems—on assemblages of people or technologies or both—and among our most profound…

— Atul Gawande

One can expect the human race to continue attempting systems just within or just beyond our reach; and software systems are perhaps the most…

— Fred Brooks

When systems are broken, it's an opportunity for invention and innovation.

— Jacqueline Novogratz

It is impossible to design a system so perfect that no one needs to be good.

— T. S. Eliot

A system needs to be alive and workable even when other people than the first enthusiasts start using it. Reinvention and revolution are enthusiast…

— Erik Naggum

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 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

Hard systems are everything we're using right now - computers, phones, planes, the clothes you're wearing, the room you're in. Everything there involves 100%…

— Allan Savory

“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

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

— Geralin Thomas

Systems are made by players rather than players making systems

— Theo Foley