# Blind Change

> Changing a system without analyzing what the change affects, so unintended consequences go unseen.

Record: `lexicon:blind-change`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-blind-change

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Automated Architecture Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/automated-architecture-compliance.md) and before [Change Safety](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/change-safety.md).

## Category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## Negated by

- [Impact Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/impact-analysis.md)

## Linked from

- [Architecture Review / Evolution / Governance Artifacts](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-architecture-review-evolution-governance-artifacts.md)