The stitch holding everything together may be the least decorative one.

In any made thing there are parts that show and parts that hold. The visible stitching gets discussed; the plain one along the inside seam is what stops the whole thing coming apart, and it was chosen for strength rather than for looks. Groups work the same way. There is usually one person or one dull routine that everything else is quietly resting on, and it is almost never the part anyone talks about.

When something is working, ask what would break first if you removed one piece. Protect that piece, resource it, and resist the urge to redesign it into something more interesting.