The following 5 were selected by [[Just Enough Structured Analysis]]. 1. The more specialized a system is, the less able it is to adapt to different circumstances ([[Highly Specialized Solutions are Highly Brittle]]) 2. Systems that fail to adapt to change of context, inputs, or internal properties will cease to exist 3. The larger a system gets, the more of its resources must be devoted to its everyday maintenance ^6d4e85 4. Systems are always part of larger systems and always have smaller ones inside them 5. Systems grow - man-made systems especially tend to increase in size over time 6. The interactions between systems components are often subtle and complex **** # More ## Source - [[Just Enough Structured Analysis]] ## Related - [[What is a System]] - [[System Traps]]