But when you are embodied in a location, in a physical plant, in a set of people, and in a common history, that constrains your evolution and your ability to evolve in certain directions. Kevin Kelly abilitycommonconstrain Change image and share on social
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 affordariseestablish share on social
We tend to think of the mind of an organization residing in the CEO and the organization's top managers, perhaps with the help of outside consultants that they call in. But that is not really how an organization thinks. Kevin Kelly callceoconsultant share on social
Species go extinct because there are historical contraints built into a given body or a given design. Kevin Kelly bodybuildcontraints Change image and share on social
It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially. Kevin Kelly changeeasygenerally Change image and share on social
Changing things from the top down works when things are stable. Kevin Kelly changestablething Change image and share on social
When a system is in turbulence, the turbulence is not just out there in the environment, but is a part of the organization or organism that you are looking at. Kevin Kelly environmentorganismorganization Change image and share on social
The most interesting thing about change in the environment is that for the most part the environment isn't changing. Kevin Kelly changeenvironmentinterest Change image and share on social
Organisms by their design are not made to adapt too far. Kevin Kelly adaptdesignmake Change image and share on social
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 arisebrainkind share on social
