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

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

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

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...

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,...

The organization and the environment are in concert.

The organization and the environment are in concert.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Species go extinct because there are historical contraints built into a given body or a...

Species go extinct because there are historical contraints built into a given body or a...

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...

Organizations get invested into a particular product. And sometimes the best thing is to stop...

Organizations get invested into a particular product. And sometimes the best thing is to stop...

Managing bottom-up change is its own art.

Managing bottom-up change is its own art.

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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 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...