Self-organisation, traffic lights and empathy

Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

Recommended viewing for contemplating the power of self-organisation and the hidden costs of top-down control. The best line in the commentary was this: “Road capacity might be limited but empathy is boundless.”

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Hat tips: A blog around the clock and Richard Gayle

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