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Law: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Law, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

Pace Layers diagram by Stewart Brand explained: fashion, commerce, infrastructure, governance,culture, nature. Fast layers innovate, slow layers stabilise.Pace Layers: Six layers of robust and adaptable civilisationsWhat is Murphy’s Law? Meaning and example shown by a giant box labeled “This Way Up” lying upside down showing "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."Murphy's LawWhat is Hanlon's razor example explained: never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Here, it's explained in a cartoon of someone getting mad at dropped litter when it accidentally was dropped out of the bin bag of another person around the cornerHanlon's RazorWhat is Chesterton's fence example explained: the meaning of Chesterton's Fence shown by two people contemplating a barbed wire fence stretching through rolling hills and wondering why on earth someone put a fence there, unaware of the large animal down the slopeChesterton's fenceThe curb-cut effect: A range of people of all ages next to a crossing, road, and park show how the curb cut design for disabilities benefits everyoneThe curb-cut effectThe BS Asymmetry principle, also known as Brandolini's law explained with one person struggling to persuade their friend that the moon isn't made of cheeseThe BS asymmetry principleThe Law of Unintended Consequences example explained - when a simple system regulates a complex systemThe law of unintended consequencesThe Law of Diminishing Returns illustration: a chart of broth quality increasing from a lone chef stirring a large pot to eventually decreasing once again as a crowd of chefs get in each other's way and goof off. Standard.Law of diminishing returnsCampbell's law illustrated with examples from elections and leading to fake news and a crackdown on crime distorting how it is reported and measuredCampbell’s lawSquare cube law illustration with volume increasing faster than length and an elephant, an ant carrying a giant leaf and a child on the monkey bars as examplesThe Square-Cube lawConway's law showing how the organisation of a company, as small, distributed teams or large colocated teams can reflect the architecture of the software as modular or monolithicConway’s LawWhat is Metcalfe's Law diagram the value of a network and its usersMetcalfe’s LawGoodhart's law illustration showing a manager frustrated by 1000's of tiny nails when measuring on number of nails made, and pulling their hair out when presented with giant nails when measuring on weightGoodhart’s Law: when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.What is Muphry's Law example explained: a reviewer of a manuscript makes a spelling mistake in their reviewMuphry’s LawAn energised person at 9 am closely contemplates a file while at noon they're down to 'whatever'Don’t make important decisions on an empty stomachKoomey's LawKoomey’s LawMoore’s LawFitts’ LawSketches of the laws of expansion: a gantt chart shows Parkinson's Law — Work expands to fill the available time; two houses show Stuff expands to fill the available space; and a budget suitcase shows Cost expands to fill the available budgetLaws of expansionWhat is Hofstadter's Law quote explanation: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you account for Hofstadter’s Law.”Hofstadter’s Law

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