Darryl Kanouse, author of The Architect Way, technical leader at AWS, artist, and musician, blends systems expertise, philosophy, and creativity to craft innovative solutions and inspiring art.
Business
Metrics trap systems when measurement displaces function. Organizations optimize for indicators rather than outcomes - not by choice but by structural necessity. Effective solutions require diverse feedback channels and positioning metrics as tools for viability rather than ends themselves.
Culture
The pursuit of authenticity can treat feedback as interference rather than vital data. This limits growth by rejecting adaptation. Focus instead on the alignment between structure and constraints that enhances viability and vitality under changing conditions.
Commentary
Dorsey's call to 'delete all IP law' reveals structural tensions between traditional and open innovation systems. This analysis examines what would happen if IP protections vanished overnight, reshaping creative ecosystems and resource allocation.
Essay
Systems break when they lose alignment with operating conditions—exhibiting feedback distortion, boundary dysfunction, and adaptive rigidity. This diagnostic framework examines structural dysfunction across scales without appealing to moral judgment.
Essay
Autogenic Realism evaluates systems by their capacity to maintain viability under real constraints. It examines how systems integrate feedback, regulate boundaries, and adapt without appealing to abstract ideals or metaphysical claims.
Commentary
New tariffs may undermine economic coherence by reducing growth and raising household costs by $3,800 annually. Despite corrective aims, the abrupt implementation risks retaliation. The policy lacks the flexibility and feedback sensitivity needed for governance that supports systemic viability.