Implementing changes – especially irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes – requires humility and understanding. In this conversation, we discuss Chesterton's fence and the art of mindful change-making.Show notes:<ul><li><a href='https://catholiclibrary.org/library/view?docId=/Contemporary-EN/XCT.165.html&chunk.id=00000003'>The Thing</a> by GK Chesterton</li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_fence'>Chesterton’s fence</a></li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_State'>Seeing Like a State</a> by James C. Scott</li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics'>Systemantics</a> by John Gall</li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gall_(author)#Gall's_law'>Gall’s law</a></li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander'>Christopher Alexander</a></li><li><a href='https://www.routledge.com/Drift-into-Failure-From-Hunting-Broken-Components-to-Understanding-Complex-Systems/Dekker/p/book/9781409422211?srsltid=AfmBOooX6B7VSHHs-_K3DtEWgt0bbzFXlw8oeeMv1YjaLfL-vLvBUAo8'>Drift Into Failure</a> by Sidney Dekker</li></ul>

Implementing changes – especially irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes – requires humility and understanding. In this conversation, we discuss Chesterton's fence and the art of mindful change-making. Show notes:The Thing by GK ChestertonChesterton’s fenceSeeing Like a State by James C. ScottSystemantics by John GallGall’s lawChristopher AlexanderDrift Into Failure by Sidney Dekker

Implementing changes – especially irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes – requires humility and understanding. In this conversation, we discuss Chesterton's fence and the art of mindful change-making.Show notes:<ul><li><a href="https://catholiclibrary.org/library/view?docId=/Contemporary-EN/XCT.165.html&amp;chunk.id=00000003" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Thing</a> by GK Chesterton</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chesterton’s fence</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_State" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seeing Like a State</a> by James C. Scott</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics" rel="noopener noreferrer">Systemantics</a> by John Gall</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gall_(author)#Gall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gall’s law</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christopher Alexander</a></li><li><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Drift-into-Failure-From-Hunting-Broken-Components-to-Understanding-Complex-Systems/Dekker/p/book/9781409422211?srsltid=AfmBOooX6B7VSHHs-_K3DtEWgt0bbzFXlw8oeeMv1YjaLfL-vLvBUAo8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Drift Into Failure</a> by Sidney Dekker</li></ul>

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