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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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...

Managing bottom-up change is its own art.

Managing bottom-up change is its own art.

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...

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

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

The organization and the environment are in concert.

The organization and the environment are in concert.

Managers tend to treat organizations as if they are infinitely plastic. They hire and fire,...

Managers tend to treat organizations as if they are infinitely plastic. They hire and fire,...

Changing things from the top down works when things are stable.

Changing things from the top down works when things are stable.

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.

But when you are embodied in a location, in a physical plant, in a set...

But when you are embodied in a location, in a physical plant, in a set...

We tend to think of the mind of an organization residing in the CEO and...

We tend to think of the mind of an organization residing in the CEO and...

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 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...

It has become evident that the primary lesson of the study of evolution is that...

It has become evident that the primary lesson of the study of evolution is that...

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

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

The great advance of personal computers was not the computing power per se but the...

The great advance of personal computers was not the computing power per se but the...

But in fact, when you try to model that on a computer you find that...

But in fact, when you try to model that on a computer you find that...

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...

The way to build a complex system that works is to build it from very...

The way to build a complex system that works is to build it from very...

One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future,...

One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future,...

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...