Systemantics

Systems Thinking 1975 book by John Gall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics

Gall's Law: 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 patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.

(Every Human System is a Complex System.)

quotes - 36 laws: https://devshop.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/laws-of-systemantics-by-john-gall/

https://www.panarchy.org/gall/systemantics.html

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Gall

Premise: Systems in general work poorly or not at all.