Abundant Systems
Mario Gabriele • Scarcity as an API
Abundant systems remove the need for this.
But you can’t optimize systems in a context that’s changing, especially if it’s changing in unpredictable ways. Removing inefficiencies when circumstances are as anticipated means that there isn’t much slack in the system to respond when the unanticipated happens. Optimization is intrinsically brittle , because it’s about closely matching the
... See moreMandy Brown • Against Optimization
Optimization of scarce systems is about past measurement. Optimization of abundant systems is about future outcomes.
Seth Godin • Three types of kindness
Seth has a lot of good ideas on this. Should tie in to his ideas more.
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
This is what abundant systems recognize. It’s not about the machines or the data, it’s about the humans. When we build abundantly, we ensure that everyone is taken care of, because that builds the best possible long-term future.
Introduction to Abundant Systems
System timelines - short-term scarcity vs long-term abundance
Return on Energy
Divya Siddarth • Building Capacity for Exit to Community
Things need to evolve on the timelines that information is returned.