“Self organizing systems tend to be more resilient than bureaucratic systems.” Quote by Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“In our design of business and economic systems, there's a lot to learn from mycorrhizae and fungi.” BusinessPermaculture EconomySystems ThinkingMayflower PlymouthPermaculture BusinessMycelium NetworksMycorrhizae Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“Good systems design can be a major determinant of business success.” BusinessBusiness QuotesHendrith SmithSystems ThinkingSystems Design Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“Optically transparent, structurally sound and chemically inert, glass is a fabulous building material and has been for over four thousand years. Still, the production and use of hundreds of billions of glass facad components every year in the US alone begs the question; What if we can utilize this immense surface area for harvesting solar energy in efficient and effective ways.” BuildingArchitecturePermaculture EconomySystems ThinkingMaterial EcologyAdditive Manufacturing Author:Neri Oxman
“From a limited pallet of molecular components including cellulose, chitosan, and pectin; the very same materials found in trees, crustaceans and apple skins - natural systems embody an extensive array of functional materials that outperform human engineered ones through their resilience, sustainability and adaptability.” NatureArchitecturePermaculture EconomySystems ThinkingPermaculture EconomicsMaterial Ecology Author:Neri Oxman
“Business leaders a hundred years ago thought about business with a very mechanical way of thinking. But today and going forward, business leaders need to think about business with a biological and energetic way of thinking; thinking of business in terms of living systems.” BusinessNature QuotesSystems ThinkingMayflower PlymouthBusiness LeadershipBiological System Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
“When we're talking about businesses adapting to change, it's not just about the processes and systems but also about people and their ability to practice new relationships, methods and behaviors.” BusinessAdaptationBusiness AdviceChange ManagementSystems ThinkingMayflower PlymouthCaterpillarBloombergGardein Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
“We must consider the building not as an object but as a collaborative system tightly linked to it's natural environment.” BusinessBuildingArchitecturePermaculture EconomySystems ThinkingMaterial Ecology Author:Neri Oxman
“When a business is experiencing dysfunction, it often times has a lot to do with internal processes and internal systems. And when we put in place new internal processes and new internal systems based on clear objectives and a clear value-add strategy, the business transitions from dysfunction to effectiveness.” BusinessBusiness AdviceSystems ThinkingPermacultureDysfunctionProcesses Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
“There are a multitude of benefits that arise when we use stigmergic coordination for collective benefit in our business ecosystems.” BusinessHendrith SmithSystems ThinkingMayflower PlymouthPermacultureHendrith Vanlon Smith JrSystems DesignStigmergic CoordinationStigmergy Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“Managing waste is a really bad goal. Only an inefficient system would aim to manage waste. A better goal is making waste non-existent by designing the system itself, through it's participants, to continually upcycle resources.” BusinessSystems ThinkingPermacultureFungiBusiness EcosystemWaste Management Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr