Category: systems
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Many of the ideas that drive today’s “innovations” trace their origins to the groundbreaking work done in before 1990. Back then resources were scarse so people had to think and work harder than we do today. I strongly encourage people working on computing systems to read classic systems papers. These are papers that first introduced…
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The optimal size of a group is first determined by the function of the group. A group will need the requisite skills, abilities, experience, and manpower to accomplish its goal. In addition to function, there are cognitive and social underpinnings which influence the optimal size of a group. Studies suggest optimal group size tends to…
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I have used systems thinking for most of my adult life. It was at the heart of the infrastructure, services, and human organizations I built. Systems thinking has been a key tool to understand the world around me and to identify the most leveraged way for me to make a positive impact on the world.…