Introduction to Abundant Systems

Yet, one of the superpowers of connected technologies - networks - is that they will remove scarcity if at all possible. Connected networks by definition make things abundant that were once scarce.

Human-built systems have elements in common. Generally, you’ll find: • Boundaries—they begin and end somewhere • Benefits—people voluntarily engage with a system because they believe in the promises it makes • Bystanders—often, people who don’t want to be in the system are still involved in it • Information flows—a shared language and expectations

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Human beings create systems in order to manage what would otherwise be a chaotic experience of the world. A system (for example, an economy) creates a pattern within which we can engage in a recurring process (such as economic exchange) toward a particular purpose (in this case, wealth creation). Once we have a system, we can examine its effects an

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