SYSTEMS LENS: ANTI-FRAGILITY, NOT ANTI-TALENT
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SYSTEMS LENS: ANTI-FRAGILITY, NOT ANTI-TALENT
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The Framework
What a Systems Lens Actually Sees
A systems lens asks different questions than most people are trained to ask.
Not: • Who is the best? • Who is hottest right now? • Who has the biggest name?
But: • What happens when Plan A breaks? • Where is the load concentrated? • Is success dependent on one person—or distributed? • Does the system improve or collapse under stress?
Systems thinking isn’t anti-talent. It’s anti-fragility.
In playoff football, the field narrows and randomness disappears. Mistakes compound. Pressure exposes design.
That’s why systems matter more later than earlier.
Early success can be powered by brilliance. Late success requires architecture.
The same pattern shows up everywhere: • Teams that rely on one hero burn out • Organizations that depend on tribal knowledge stall • AI deployments without governance accelerate chaos
Systems don’t eliminate uncertainty. They absorb it.
And the deeper the stress, the more visible the system becomes.
Coming next: What this looks like when applied to the NFL playoffs.
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