What Is The System?
At Its Core
The System is built on a radical yet practical truth: Organizations do not need to be managed. They need to be designed.
This philosophy flips the script on traditional management practices. No more carrot-and-stick. No more siloed initiatives. No more bureaucracy as default.
The System provides a new architecture—where inputs are transformed into value with precision, purpose, and human dignity.
The 3 Pillars of the System
Pillar #1
Design Over Control
We replace outdated paradigms like “management by objective” with intelligent system design.
Every workflow, decision node, and communication loop is architected to reduce friction, variation, and entropy.
Pillar #2
Betterment as the Goal
Efficiency is not the endgame. Betterment is. Every system should evolve through reflection, data, and design thinking. The System teaches organizations how to:
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Spot entropy before it becomes chaos
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Leverage maps, metrics, and methods to drive improvement
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Embed learning loops, feedback cycles, and purposeful experimentation
Piller #3
The Human Interface (HSD)
The System’s Human Systems Design (HSD) layer is the GUI of your organization. It makes work intuitive, empowering, and engaging—without motivational speeches or fancy HR perks.
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Interface: Dialogue, critical thinking, visual mapping
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Outcome: Pride, clarity, and joy in contribution
What Makes The System Different?
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Philosophical Depth: We don't just "do ops." We explore the meaning of work, systems, and responsibility.
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Visual Thinking: Maps and metaphors rule. You’ll never unsee how your business actually works
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Game-Based Learning: From process simulations to live mapping exercises, we gamify insight
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For All Sizes: Built to flex—from $5M companies to the Fortune 10
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Practiced by Experts: 100+ facilitators trained globally, bringing The System to boardrooms, job sites, and virtual war rooms.
Why The System Now?
- Because the old ways are crumbling.
- Because talent demands better.
- Because your margin is whispering—and your process is shouting.
The System™ offers a way forward.
Ready to see how it works?
Join a workshop. Book a talk. Start your betterment.
The System isn’t another toolkit. It’s the toolkit to redesign your organization for the future.
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The System … is the Problem.
Modern management is stuck in a failing loop—70% of businesses fail while leaders chase metrics, rewards-based incentives, and personality profiling, ignoring the real culprit: broken systems.
In the system_, Derrick Mains dismantles outdated practices with vivid stories and practical frameworks, showing how to shift focus from outputs to fixing flawed processes. This transformative guide empowers leaders to unlock operational excellence, reignite employee engagement, and create workplaces where ideas thrive.
the system_ isn’t just a book—it’s a call to action for leaders ready to escape inefficiency and build lasting success.
As Max Hansen, CEO of Y Scouts, says about the system _:
"Read it, then rip up your playbook."