Don’t black-box the outlets!
At university I sometimes find that the outlets embedded in / built into tables/desks don’t always work. I assumed that this was a problem I was unequipped to solve, that it was hidden deep in the inaccessible innards of the floor or something, and thus deferred to the authorities; I think many other people assumed the same, given the tables left empty while the rest of the floor was full and the number of people who informed me the outlets didn’t work.
Recently I have found that the outlets in tables are usually connected by very obvious and opaque cables to the outlets in the floor, and that if you trace the cables you can often find the cause of the problem (e.g., the cable is not plugged in, or the plug is loose). Then, by acting on the mechanical components of the problem, you may often successfully address it once and for all.
Takeaway: Don’t black-box the problem and assume that only experts can solve it. Instead, be agentic: Investigate the structure and system, forming an actual model, and trace causality to its origin. Then, act on the material components of the structure to bring about the situation you want.