Non-systemic thinking relies on familiar (but ineffective) solutions

Structural analysis of a complex problem is difficult and can be time-consuming, which predisposes reliance on familiar solutions—regardless of how ineffective they might be at addressing the systemic problem.

Pushing harder and harder on familiar solutions, while fundamental problems persist or worsen, is a reliable indicator of non-systemic thinking—what we often call the “what we need here is a bigger hammer” syndrome.^[1]

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See also:

• Low-leverage interventions are alluring because they work in the short term
• Dichotomous thinking simplistically resolves ambiguity
• Disruptive innovation is antithetical to good management