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But in a turbulent environment the change is so widespread that it just routes around any kind of central authority. So it is best to manage the bottom-up change rather than try to institute it from the top down. Kevin Kelly
An organization's reason for being, like that of any organism, is to help the parts that are in relationship to each other, to be able to deal with change in the environment. Kevin Kelly
One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future, so that those relationships can persist over time. Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly quote: "An organization is a set of relationships that are persistent..."
An organization is a set of relationships that are persistent over time. Kevin Kelly
Organizations get invested into a particular product. And sometimes the best thing is to stop making that product, even though it's profitable, because it has optimized at a local peak. Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly quote: "Managing bottom-up change is its own art."
Managing bottom-up change is its own art. Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly quote: "Changing things from the top down works when things are stable."
Changing things from the top down works when things are stable. Kevin Kelly
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
A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to be thinking, that are not smart in themselves. But when you have a network of them together, out of that arises a kind of smartness. Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly quote: "The most interesting thing about change in the environment is..."
The most interesting thing about change in the environment is that for the most part the environment isn't changing. Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly quote: "Each system is trying to anticipate change in the environment."
Each system is trying to anticipate change in the environment. Kevin Kelly
The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it can afford to become prevalent enough to establish its usefulness without being overwhelmed by the inertia of the orthodox system. Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly quote: "It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to..."
It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially. Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly quote: "The way that organizations and organisms anticipate the future..."
The way that organizations and organisms anticipate the future is by taking signals from the past, most the time. Kevin Kelly
The great advance of personal computers was not the computing power per se but the fact that it brought it right to your face, that you had control over it, that were confronted with it and could steer it. Kevin Kelly

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