Open Discussion Thread: "Shifting the Burden - Whose Monkey is It?" by Don Gray

"Shifting the Burden - Whose Monkey Is It?" is a new installment in the developer.* Systems and Software series, exploring the connections between general systems thinking, cybernetics, and software development. Author Don Gray applies systems thinking principles--including "balancing loops," symptomatic vs. systemic solutions, and "shifting the burden"--to a recurring situation with one of his clients. If you have not read the article yet, you can read it here, and then you can return to this page to add a comment or question.