Problems are holistic in nature

Problems resist being broken down. Each part links to another like roots in soil. Cut one, you hit many.

When we slice problems into neat parts, we miss their living truth. A broken arm isn't just about bones - it's about pain, work lost, family strain. Real problems blur boundaries.

Good design sees these tangles. It follows threads. It knows fixing one knot may tighten others. Yet in this mess lies power: when we grasp the whole, small shifts can ripple wide.

Think like water: flow around all sides, touch everything, find hidden paths. The fuller our view, the better we solve.