These proceedings may at first appear strange and difficult; but, like all other steps which we have already passed over, will in a little time become familiar and agreeable; and, until an independence is declared, the Continent will feel itself like a man who continues putting off some unpleasant business from day to day, yet knows it must be done, hates to set about it, wishes it over, and is continually haunted with the thoughts of its necessity.
As the word itself implies, systems provide a systematic approach to organizing and applying facts. Levels provide some assurance that those facts are accurate and complete. When systems and levels are taken together to form Technidigm-2000, we have a powerful framework within which to understand and manage a range of human affairs.
As discussed in the previous sections, we can also use the concept of levels to separate opinions from facts. Thus, levels may be considered to be fact filters and organizers. Levels also provide a means for understanding and communicating the completeness of facts. Until we have a fairly complete inventory of the facts related to an issue, we cannot presume to be done with developing the level four solutions system, but this has to be decided by the level four leader or decision maker.
Once the leader is confident that the relevant facts have been found, the leader can proceed with developing the level four solution system. The solution system must deal with all the interfaces that exist among the competing interests, which are also best described in terms of systems. Thus, the systems concept is an important part of technical common sense, providing a means for understanding the context of a problem as well as the solution to the problem.
Nevertheless, there is much to be gained simply discussing many of our problems and issues at level one. As previously noted, level one provides a starting point for developing and implementing level four solutions. Also, the results of a level four process are dependent on when we start. Time changes all things. In addition, since level four solutions require an investment of significant resources and time, it is not possible to get much farther than providing level one starting points on most issues.
As an expert on nuclear plant safety, I can provide reasonably complete discussions at all four levels, but most of the application examples provided here are simply level one discussions that are on-the-level and that attempt to draw in the 12 Technidigm-2000 elements. If you want to go into the nuclear safety arena for a quick example of what it means to be at levels above level one, you can select nuclear safety here.
The next few chapters provide level one discussions of a range of topics. Anyone who is reasonably familiar with the 12 Technidigm-2000 elements could write their own level one opinions on these subjects addressed, so please take these discussions as examples of level one opinions and not as valid notions of what needs to be done. To the extent that the examples make sense to you, perhaps you will be kind enough to conclude that there is some validity to being on-the-level and in applying the 12 Technidigm-2000 elements.
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