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
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
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 investlocalmake 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
The organization and the environment are in concert. Kevin Kelly concertenvironmentorganization Change image and share on social
Managers tend to treat organizations as if they are infinitely plastic. They hire and fire, merge, downsize, terminate programs, add capacities. But there are limits to the shifts that organizations can absorb. Kevin Kelly absorbaddcapacity 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
