I love dominos.

We can move much larger structures by nudging a tiny little object.
Take any problem-solving methodology out there.... issue trees or 5 whys…
They all have a simple pattern… and they look like a domino.
The root cause of any problem is that small piece of the domino.
If we take the time and mindshare to identify the root cause, solving the problem is a realistic possibility.
Otherwise, we will likely keep trying random things, hoping to change what we don’t like.

No one likes the current ecosystem… everyone is worried about something.

But there isn’t a clear articulation of what the problem is… or the root cause.
- It’s not a banking crisis.
- It’s not a geopolitical crisis.
- It’s not an inflation crisis.
These are all symptoms.

The problem that the whole world is holding its breath about is THE PRODUCTIVITY CRISIS…

All the solutions I hear fall into three categories.
1) Do nothing, tread water, and hope problems disappear.
2) Increase the interest rate and then decrease it so we can return to the good times of the last decade.
3) Artificial intelligence! If we can’t solve a problem, there is always another shiny object to distract us.

None of these will work because The Productivity Crisis is here to stay unless we solve it.

Excessive capital engineering is the root cause of The Productivity Crisis if we peel back the layers.

Before we try to solve anything, it is good to internalize the root cause of the problem.

Take a few minutes and read my article: What is capital engineering and why is it unproductive? [[ Ссылка ]]

I will drop more content on where we go from here in the coming weeks.

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