Systems thinkers can structurally be in the background.

· Bits and Bobs 8/17/26
  • Systems thinkers can structurally be in the background.
    • If they did their job properly, you might not even realize they existed at all.
    • They helped set up the system properly and garden it when it needed it.
    • They set up the constraints that lead to the right outcome emerging.
    • Even if they tried to take credit, people wouldn't buy it.
      • "You were just standing by while things happened, you didn't do anything."
    • Compare that to the direct actor, who is obviously present and causing action.
    • The former is an order of magnitude more leverage, but gets an order of magnitude less credit.