In a broad systems sense, an organism's environment is indistinguishable from the organism itself. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes broad environment indistinguishable
We are infected by our own misunderstanding of how our own minds work. Kevin Kelly infectmindmisunderstand Change image and share on social
Basins of attraction, of self organization, show up as well in our complex social environment, in human organizations. Here again, while we cannot predict the result of any given input, we can say that it will likely fall within one of several areas. Kevin Kelly areaattractionbasin share on social
The way to build a complex system that works is to build it from very simple systems that work. Kevin Kelly buildcomplexsimple Change image and share on social
My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy. Marc Andreessen broadcompanydramatic Change image and share on social
Can we call the essay its own genre if it's so promiscuously versatile? Can we call any genre a 'genre' if, when we read it from different angles and under different shades of light, the differences between it and something else start becoming indistinguishable? John D'Agata anglecalldifference share on social
I want to tell mayors, county chiefs and heads of big companies: don't just chase GDP growth; don't chase the biggest profits at the expense of our children and grandchildren and at the cost of sacrificing our ecological environment. Chen Guangbiao bigchasechief share on social