It has become evident that the primary lesson of the study of evolution is that all evolution is coevolution: every organism is evolving in tandem with the organisms around it.

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

Managing bottom-up change is its own art.

Managing bottom-up change is its own art.

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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

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

It's more along the lines of raising a child: we train the system to a...

It's more along the lines of raising a child: we train the system to a...

The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it...

The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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