Exvolution and involution: why principled, long-range thinking wins over narrow, short-range decisions in the long run, in both biology and in business. … More Exvolution and Involution, in Biology and in Business
Watching the fish at the Laguna de las Ninfas: why the tension between risk-taking and caution runs all the way down our evolutionary heritage—and why humans are, in Bronowski’s phrase, the social solitary. … More Gratitude Practice: The Social Solitary
How Evolution Evolves “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one most adaptable to change.” – Pseudo-Darwin When Charles Darwin was conducting his researches during the Beagle voyage and upon returning home and settling in the picturesque village of Downe, England south of London, the … More On the Destiny of Species
All complex adaptive systems (which encompasses basically everything) evolve from the bottom up, then spiral between each higher level of order that emerges, so “top down or bottom up?” is always a false dichotomy. … More The Spiral Theory of Integration
