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We often set out to solve a problem or accomplish some particular result and things seem to go as planned. As time progresses it seems that progress becomes more and more difficult, if not impossible, and things may actually become worse than when we started. When this happens it is typically a Fixes that Fail structure that's operating. See also Archetypes.

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And? Understanding Relationships & Their Implications.

Fixes that Fail Systems Archetype Causal Loop Diagram.

These models contrast traditional and lean approaches to customer demand.

Fixes that Fail/SFD is a segment of Systems Archetypes in the Systemic Perspective Series.

Fixes that Fail/CLD is a segment of Systems Archetypes in the Systemic Perspective Series.

Fixes that Fail/CLD is a segment of Systems Archetypes in the Systemic Perspective Series.

These models contrast traditional and lean approaches to customer demand.

The perils of internships

Fixes that Fail Systems Archetype Causal Loop Diagram.

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A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.

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We often set out to solve a problem or accomplish some particular result and things seem to go as planned. As time progresses it seems that progress becomes more and more difficult, if not impossible, and things may actually become worse than when we started. When this happens it is typically a Fixes that Fail structure that's operating.

A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.

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Market-led Sustainability is  a 'Fix-that-Fails' as is illustraited in this graph in a very simplified manner. Likely market-led initiatives would be investment in renewables, electric cars and the development of long-term battery storage as a back-up to renewable energy adn other initiatives. However, all of these make demands on the environmemt, requiring  resources, fossil fuels (solar cannot beused to built  solar) and will be accompanied by greenhouse gas emission. In the medium and long term  they will undermine the market-driven goal,  increasing  environmental and economic costs.  The whole enterprise will eventually fail.

A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.

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We often set out to solve a problem or accomplish some particular result and things seem to go as planned. As time progresses it seems that progress becomes more and more difficult, if not impossible, and things may actually become worse than when we started. When this happens it is typically a Fixes that Fail structure that's operating.

A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.

Understanding Relationship and Their Implications: The Essence of AND?

We often set out to solve a problem or accomplish some particular result and things seem to go as planned. As time progresses it seems that progress becomes more and more difficult, if not impossible, and things may actually become worse than when we started. When this happens it is typically a Fixes that Fail structure that's operating.

We often set out to solve a problem or accomplish some particular result and things seem to go as planned. As time progresses it seems that progress becomes more and more difficult, if not impossible, and things may actually become worse than when we started. When this happens it is typically a Fixes that Fail structure that's operating.

A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.

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