Complexity that works is built up out of modules that work perfectly, layered one over the other.

Quote by Kevin Kelly

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A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to...

A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to...

The most certain thing you can say about the environment tomorrow is that it probably...

The most certain thing you can say about the environment tomorrow is that it probably...

It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially.

It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially.

And they discovered something very interesting: when it comes to walking, most of the ant's...

And they discovered something very interesting: when it comes to walking, most of the ant's...

All imaginable futures are not equally possible.

All imaginable futures are not equally possible.

Basins of attraction, of self organization, show up as well in our complex social environment,...

Basins of attraction, of self organization, show up as well in our complex social environment,...

In a broad systems sense, an organism's environment is indistinguishable from the organism itself.

In a broad systems sense, an organism's environment is indistinguishable from the organism itself.

Technological advances could allow us to see more clearly into our own lives.

Technological advances could allow us to see more clearly into our own lives.

Each organism's environment, for the most part, consists of other organisms.

Each organism's environment, for the most part, consists of other organisms.

The system continually has to make this choice: it can either continue to exploit a...

The system continually has to make this choice: it can either continue to exploit a...

When a system is in turbulence, the turbulence is not just out there in the...

When a system is in turbulence, the turbulence is not just out there in the...

Managing bottom-up change is its own art.

Managing bottom-up change is its own art.

This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like...

This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like...

Organisms by their design are not made to adapt too far.

Organisms by their design are not made to adapt too far.

The way that organizations and organisms anticipate the future is by taking signals from the...

The way that organizations and organisms anticipate the future is by taking signals from the...

An organization is a set of relationships that are persistent over time.

An organization is a set of relationships that are persistent over time.

Everything that we are making, we are making more and more complex.

Everything that we are making, we are making more and more complex.

But in a turbulent environment the change is so widespread that it just routes around...

But in a turbulent environment the change is so widespread that it just routes around...

The current understanding was that it was impossible to predict how something would evolve because...

The current understanding was that it was impossible to predict how something would evolve because...

The most interesting thing about change in the environment is that for the most part...

The most interesting thing about change in the environment is that for the most part...