A Great Leap Forward: Ending the Reliance on Incrementalism
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Owning a home, an office or apartment building, a storefront, or a vacation cabin in the woods requires constant maintenance. At some point, a remodel may be in order. When engaged in a remodel, one may do it room by room- or focus area by focus area. Kitchen one month. Bathrooms next. Maybe the windows need to be replaced, and next tax season, the central air will be upgraded. Another time, maybe all the appliances, a new deck, or a new roof. A piece-by-piece or incremental process is put in place to accomplish the goals, a new look, or maybe a new feel and function. But if there is structural damage to the home or building in question, the incremental approach will not work. It doesn't make sense to upgrade the HVAC system or the windows, the roof, or new tile in the kitchen if the building is at risk of collapse. An entire rebuild or replacement is in order. In fact, the safest option available is to completely rebuild the structure from the bottom up, from the inside out. The HCBS service system and its related organizational structures are failing. They are at risk of collapse...
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