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by Mike Kalvas

202402251430 Problem-generating systems have to be restructured to be fixed

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Problem-generating systems have to be completely restructured in order to be fixed. This is because these problem generating structures are resilient and self-organizing for the exact problematic behavior they exhibit (202402201202 Resilient systems, 202402201203 Self-organizing systems). No amount of policy changes, lever pulling, tinkering at the margins, or hope will produce a different system. Only a total restructuring of the system can produce a different behavior.1


  1. Meadows, D. H., & Wright, D. (2011). Thinking in systems: A primer (Nachdr.) (pp. 111–112). Chelsea Green Pub.