“It is extraordinary how safe flying has become. You are now statistically more likely to be elected president of the United States in your lifetime than you are to die in a plane crash. What an amazing achievement as a society! But what we end up focusing on are the catastrophic failures that are incredibly rare but happen every now and then.” EndsStatesHappensDiesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSafeAchievementLifetimeExtraordinaryFlyingPlanesNow And ThenCrashPlane Crashes Author:Steven Johnson
“Organizations that empower folks further down the chain or try to get rid of the big hierarchal chains and allow decision making to happen on a more local level end up being more adaptive and resilient because there are more minds involved in the problem.” TryingMindEndsProblemBigsHappensDecisionLevelsInvolvedOrganizationFolksLocalsChainsEmpoweringDecision MakingResilientAdaptive Author:Steven Johnson
“What you end up seeing when you look at history is that people who have been good at pushing the boundaries of possibility, and exploring those frontiers of good ideas and innovations, have rarely done it in moments of great inspiration. They don't just have a brilliant breakthrough idea out of nowhere and leap ahead of everyone else.” PeopleLooksHas BeensIdeasEndsDoneMomentsInspirationSeeingPossibilityInnovationBrilliantBoundariesPushingLeapGood IdeasExploringBreakthroughFrontiersIdeas And Innovation Author:Steven Johnson
