"Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011)

Strange Loop Conference

Why leaders watch it

Separating simple from easy is a useful lens for judging design and process choices, though framed for software.

Rich Hickey's Strange Loop 2011 keynote distinguishing 'simple' (not intertwined) from 'easy' (familiar or near at hand). It argues that software complexity comes from complecting things and that we should pick simple constructs.

Topics: Focus & prioritization, Systems thinking & complexity

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