Refactoring
Model #0564Category: Systems & ComplexityDepth to apply:
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Lollapalooza Effects
When multiple cognitive biases or forces act in the same direction simultaneousl
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Antifragility
Beyond resilience — some systems actually gain from disorder, volatility, and st
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Emergence
Complex system-level properties that arise from simple interactions between indi
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Feedback Loops
Circular causal chains where the output of a system feeds back as input — either
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Gall's Law
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple sy
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Leverage (Systems)
Places within a complex system where a small shift produces large changes — Mead
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Refactoring applied the Leverage mental model
Refactoring applied the Technical Debt mental model
Refactoring applied the Theory of Constraints mental model
Refactoring applied the Repeatable Systems mental model
Refactoring applied the Scale mental model
Refactoring applied the Quality mental model