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Sunday, June 29, 2003
Randomity (Coincidence? I Think Not.) -- A (typically) well written and insightful piece from Flemming Funch on "The discovery of meaning in coincidences." Ming's essay reminded me that, in the search for solutions in a system, we all know dealing with individual issues is both ineffective and inefficient, and the better approach is to search for a common root cause related to as many problems as possible. The wider one throws the net -- the more randomly unrelated that problems associated with a system seem -- the better the chances are that a deeper core problem of the system will be identified. That tap-root cause and it's solution can then be translated to solutions for the individual symptoms -- solutions that are aligned with one another and form the basis for an overall, non-conflicting strategy for improvement.
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