In every company or government agency where we find a showcase simplification project, we find an individual who is the driving force behind it.
Great simplifiers share intolerance for the status quo, impatience with the rules, and boundless optimism. They view simplicity as a virtue for its own sake—as well as a sign of productivity, integrity, and fairness. While simplicity appeals to the logical, it also touches on the spiritual.
Who are the enemies of simplicity? I have found they gravitate toward certain professions, notably law and technology. In both cases, jargon, convolution, and obscurity are rewarded rather than decried.