Random thoughts:
When building an infrastructure, an institution, or any complex system. Start with a small simple system, and slowly evolve it in an irritative way.
"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be made to work. You have to start over, beginning with a simple system."
~ Gall’s Law
Design for:
Robust, Efficient, Adaptable, pick two.
@corlin Yep! Good advice!
@corlin No scratch designed system works? Let's see top of my head: fat man, little boy and the jarvic 7. One can argue collateral designs and physical realities influence every creation, but none of those 3 existed as a product.