Systemantics
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Systemantics
John Gall
8 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2016–2025.
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Systemantics, Nexus: if you work in mega-big-corpos this will save your life
Systemantics by John Gall. Very entertaining musings on why systems fail.
Before that book the closest I had ever been to philosophy was John Gall's excellent "Systemantics" which although wonderfully written and a delightful read didn't leave me with much insight into how to actually critically examine my surroundings.
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