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Biological evolutionary theorists used to separate into two schools: those who believed that evolution proceeded gradually over time, and those who believed that species change suddenly after long periods of calm, triggered by significant geological events. Those two schools have now largely reconciled. Change happens both gradually and with occasi

Chaos is characterized by two essential properties: The first is sensitive dependence on initial conditions, and the second is endogenous motion, meaning that, even though there are no external shocks, the system never settles down to rest.

A successful business or career pathway usually emerges organically from the bottom-up, instead of being planned from the top-down. This approach benefits from volatility. It doesn’t rely on complex multi-decade plans full of contingencies and breakage points and prediction errors. It looks a lot more like Darwinian evolution than intelligent desig

They are complex, participatory, interconnected, interdependent, and continually evolving systems, like ecosystems in nature. Form follows need. Roles are picked up, discarded, and exchanged fluidly. Power is distributed. Decisions are made at the point of origin. Innovations can spring up from all quarters. Meetings are held when they are needed.