institutional design

An Open Letter on How Systems Teach Behavior

Khuram Waqas | behavioral systems, incentive structures, institutional design, power dynamics, social conditioning | January 23, 2026

An open letter exploring how systems shape behavior quietly through incentives, friction, repetition, and consequence rather than instruction or force.

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Letters

A Letter from a Bureaucracy Builder

Khuram Waqas | bureaucracy, institutional design | June 6, 2025

An open letter reflecting on bureaucracy, responsibility, and institutional design urging efficiency, fairness, and respect for those who sustain systems.

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