Part 1: 00:46
Displaying data adjacent in space vs. adjacent in time, Stuart Kauffman's work-constraint cycles, time boundaries, eureka moments, an example of defining a system boundary from Basecamp 4

Mentioned:

• Edward Tufte's The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
• Stuart Kauffman describes the "Constraint Work Cycle" in Chapter 3 of A World Beyond Physics 

Part 2: 20:44
System vs. parameter design in Taguchi's work, time constraints for R&D vs. production work, explaining parameter design and cost of quality improvements with an omelette

Mentioned:

• Taguchi explains parameter design in Introduction to Quality Engineering: Designing Quality into Products and Processes
• The form/context boundary in Christopher Alexander's Notes on the Synthesis of Form
• Tweet on R&D vs. Production Mode
• System design is another term for shaping. On shaping, see Shape Up, Chapter 2
• Tweet on open vs. closed unknowns and knowing where an unknown "stops"