Crichton on Complexity

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Shawn Callahan at Anecdote links to a video presentation on complexity by Michael Crichton. Sean highlights these quotes:

To learn how to manage complex systems takes humility.

To manage complex systems takes the ability to admit we are wrong and to change course.

If you manage a complex system you are frequently if not always wrong.

Fascinating stuff.

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