Observer effect

The idea that a system can be impacted when it's being observed.

I first learnt about this from quantum physics, and realised that I encountered this issue years ago in Java (Posted a StackOverflow question: How to reduce heap usage impact from VisualVM? (opens new window))

References

Observer effect | Wikipedia (opens new window)

Backlinks

• Observer effect may impact a complex system
  • This story was shared in Cynefin Basecamp Nov 2023 where they noticed that a company was shifting their behaviours when visited by McKinsey. The consultants were not even hired yet, they were there to propose something, but the entire Complex System has changed when they observe the visit (Observer effect).