… require system solutions.
Surface changes won’t solve deeply rooted issues.
When something isn’t working, we tend to address the symptoms, patch, or workaround. This is not because we really believe that a quick relief will fix the problem but because we prefer to ignore the pain of affronting the real cause.
System problems live in connections, relationships, traditions, culture, and deeply embedded patterns. Changing a system means understanding how it protects itself, resists change, and turns solutions into new problems unless we address the root causes.
Real change requires understanding the whole picture. The feedback loops, power structures, hidden incentives, and cultural norms that keep things as they are.
Treating symptoms might bring temporary relief, but only system-level change creates lasting transformation.