Fable
The master craftsman did not hand over the entire workshop to the apprentice, only a complete toolbox
The key here is to apply the concept's constraints to specific objects, rather than merely describing an outcome.
As scale and exceptions increased, the methods previously held together by ad hoc coordination began to expose blind spots.
Short-term patches restore surface order, but do not address what the concept truly constrains.
The old craftsman turned to recording conditions, actions, results and the chain of responsibility, so that subsequent adjustments had evidence to rely on.
When the puppet received an assignment, it took the box on demand; it did not guess hard at things it did not know, and completed things it did know according to the rules. This step was troublesome and at first slowed the schedule; but after a few rounds, there was less rework, and the master no longer changed the rules on a whim. Everyone finally saw that reusable skills must clearly state trigger conditions, steps, permissions, exceptions and acceptance, not just append prompts.
The clearer the toolbox, the easier the combined tasks are to reuse, test and upgrade.
The clearer the small boxes, the more stable the tasks assembled from them. From then on, reliable capability was often hidden in small skills that could be named, reused, and checked.