Building blocks Quote by Rich Jolly

“Senge (1990) introduced the idea of system archetypes as being connections of feedback loops and delays”

— Rich Jolly

“4. Sketch Out Possible Dynamic Behaviors—Given the structure you have identified, what possible dynamic behaviors can be produced? Compare those to what has been…

— Rich Jolly

“our goal is to create fast feedback and fast forward loops wherever work is performed, at all stages of the technology value stream, encompassing…

— Gene Kim

“Feedback loops not only enable quick detection and recovery of problems, they also inform us on how to prevent these problems from occurring again…

— Gene Kim

“This structure synthesizes what you know, indicates what else you need to know, and lays out your plan to address those remaining issues. Use…

— Victor Cheng

“In the early phases, the structure exhibits exponential growth. This identifies the reinforcing loop. However, the balancing loop is effectively dormant. It's only later…

— Rich Jolly

Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.

— Steve McConnell

Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps.

— Niklaus Wirth

Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.

— Marilyn vos Savant

Don't ever make the mistake [of thinking] that you can design something better than what you get from ruthless massively parallel trial-and-error with a…

— Linus Torvalds

The best way to figure out how something works is to try to build it from scratch.

— Henry Markram

“By seeing problems as they occur and swarming them until effective countermeasures are in place, we continually shorten and amplify our feedback loops, a…

— Gene Kim