TWOWHAT’S THE CATCH?
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order, because it is better organized.
—Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
If emergence holds so much promise, why isn’t it more widely embraced? First, we are just beginning to understand its dynamics so that we can successfully engage with them. More, working with emergence has a catch. In fact, it has several. The pages that follow describe six catches.
Catch 1: Getting Started Is a Leap of Faith
When breakthrough initiatives—the fruits of emergence—begin, there’s nothing particularly spectacular about them. Quite the opposite. The seeds ...
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