Clearly, we are self-made. We are the first technology. We are part inventor and part the invented

But in a turbulent environment the change is so widespread that it just routes around any kind of central authority. So it is best to manage the bottom-up change rather than try to institute it from the top down.

The most certain thing you can say about the environment tomorrow is that it probably is going to be just like today, for the most part.

Our society lacks a feedback loop for controlling technology: a way to gauge intended effects from actual effects later on

One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future, so that those relationships can persist over time.

It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially.

Find the minimum amount of technology that will maximize your options.