The Growth Project
Systems-First Design: Stop Adding, Start Decomposing
About this episode
Every new tool adds complexity. Systems-first design decomposes problems into primitives and extends instead of adding, shrinking complexity over time.
Sam and Maya unpack Systems-First Design: Stop Adding, Start Decomposing from the field notes, the argument, the numbers, and the practical moves, in a short, sharp conversation.
Chapters
- 0:03 Adding Tools Creates Sprawl
- 1:08 The Hidden Cost of Sprawl
- 2:03 Build With Flexible Primitives
- 3:11 Practical Steps To Decompose
- 4:22 The Easier Or Harder Test
- 5:55 Default To Decomposition Always