It refers to the organized structures and traditional practices that govern a society or organization. A system is an orderly, planned framework or method, while a custom is an established tradition.

A bad system will beat a good person every time.” (Emphasizes that processes dictate performance more than individual effort). W. Edwards Deming

“Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators. Adopt a system, accept its beliefs, and you help strengthen the resistance to change.”— Frank Herbert

“We can’t impose our will on a system. We can listen to what the system tells us…”—Donella H. Meadows

“I appeal from your customs. I must be myself. I cannot break myself any longer for you, or you.” (From Self-Reliance, focusing on personal truth over social habit).—Ralph Waldo Emerson ...