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As requested by cookies59 at .”As the world around grows even more complex, simplicity is becoming a key value. Left to themselves things grow even more complex rather than simple. Simplicity has to be a choice, an effort and a design. A few people really hate simplicity – most people value it very highly but find it difficult to achieve. Simplicity is no longer a by-product but something we need to work towards.”Simplicity Principles1. You need to put a high value on simplicityTo get simplicity you have to want to get it. To want to get simplicity you have to put a high value on simplicity. 2. You must be determined to seek simplicityPeople quite like simplicity if it does not cost anything but are usually unwilling to invest resources in making something more simple.3. You need to understand the matter very wellIf you do not seek to understand a situation or process, your efforts will be ’simplistic’ rather than simple. Simplicity before understanding is worthless.4. You need to design alternativesIt is not a matter of designing the ‘one right way’. It is more a matter of designing alternatives and possibilities, and then selecting one of them.5. You need to challenge and discard existing elementsEverything needs to justify its continued existence. If you wish to retain something for the sake of tradition let that be a conscious decision.6. You need to be prepared to start over againIn the search for Simplicity, modify if you can – start afresh if you cannot.7. You need to use conceptsConcepts are the human mind’s way of simplifying the world around. Warning: If you do not use concepts, then you are working with detail.8. You may need to break things down into smaller unitsThe organisation of a smaller unit is obviously simpler than the organisation of a large unit. The smaller units are themselves organised to serve the larger purpose.9. You need to be prepared to trade off other values for simplicityA system that seeks to be totally comprehensive may be very complex. You may need to trade off that comprehensiveness for simplicity.10. You need to know for whose sake the simplicity is being designedA shift of complexity may mean that a system is made easier for the customer but much more complicated for the operator.