Gall's Law
John Gall buried this observation in a 1975 book most people have never heard of. The book is Systemantics. The line is this: “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 working system.” It takes a moment to land. Then it starts appearing everywhere. ...