Sublime

Resilience requires a kind of elasticity, an ability to stretch and reach but then to return, to spring back into a former shape—or perhaps to shapeshift into something new if the circumstances require it. Resilience is stretchy where optimization is brittle; resilience invites change where optimization demands continuity. But whether we’re talking

Lastly, resilience emerges out of a system’s ability to endure and bounce back from stress, like a jelly that wobbles on a plate without losing its form, or a spider’s web that survives a storm.

Resilience is the ability to adapt to change positively, recover from difficulties and persist in facing challenges.

Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress.

Resilience is a measure of how well a system can absorb shocks and use disturbances to spur renewal and innovation.