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systems thinking

A 4-post collection

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A Theory of Failure

I think about failure a lot. Why do things go wrong and what can we do about it? Professionally I’m a software engineer, presently the »

Brian L. Troutwine on systems thinking, failure 29 December 2019

Safe Bad

The last several years of my career have been spent in specialized teams doing specialized things. In a purely technical sense, that's been delightful and I've »

Brian L. Troutwine on engineering, systems thinking 23 February 2019

Build Good Software: Of Politics and Methods

Thank you to Hope Waggoner and Mike Sassak for their kind review of this essay. It wouldn't be half what it is without their help. I’ »

Brian L. Troutwine on software development, systems thinking, essay 10 February 2017

Peculiar Books Reviewed: Charles Perrow's "Normal Accidents"

Wheels roll over feet, kitchen knives slice into fingers, heaters catch houses on fire, software crashes losing work and chemical plants blow up. Each of these »

Brian L. Troutwine on operations, peculiar books reviewed, systems thinking 01 May 2014
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