“Functional things cannot thrive in dysfunctional systems.” Quote by Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“Business opportunities are born at the intersections of systems.” BusinessSystems ThinkingBusiness OpportunitySystems Design Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“All systems produce results which incentivize their continuation. Systems are living beings — by nature, they prioritize self preservation. That's why it's important to apply data and wisdom to the design of systems.” SystemHendrith SmithSystems ThinkingMayflower PlymouthSystems Design Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“In a system that integrates additive manufacturing at scale, shipping will be less about getting products from one place to another and more about getting commodities from each place to the other.” BusinessSystems ThinkingShippingSystems DesignCommoditiesAdditive Manufacturing Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“Cloud first software architecture is critical to designing efficient systems. All the hardware need to be capable of the most sophisticated things and then we can focus our attention on improving software capabilities.” BusinessSystems ThinkingHardwareSystems Design Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“Having clear processes and systems in place is critical to ensuring employee safety.” BusinessSystems ThinkingCompaniesProcess ImprovementEmployee Safety Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“In terms of biological systems, efficiency is a matter of life or death. And the same is true in terms of business systems.” BusinessEfficiencyHendrith SmithSystems ThinkingHedge FundsBiological Systems Author:Hendrith Smith
“In order to fully embrace ESG standards, businesses need to think holistically about their entire value web.” Systems ThinkingEsgEsg QuotesValue Web Book:Business Essentials Source: Business Essentials
“From a systems design and capacity sharing perspective — sometimes facilitating access to resources is better than facilitating ownership of resources.” OwnershipSystems ThinkingAccessibilityCircular EconomySharing Economy Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“From a systems design and distribution perspective, we should put more emphasis on commodities than on products. This is how nature works — an economy where commodities are easily accessible and easily convertible into products.” BusinessSystems ThinkingPermaculture EconomicsSystems Design Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
“The true potential of additive manufacturing is not with industry but with individuals. Instead of a system where giant factories manufacture products in mass then ship them on giant boats planes and trucks all around the earth just so a bunch of individuals each get a few things they ordered… we'll have a system where product designs are instantly sold purchased or licensed and manufactured instantly in millions of tiny factories in a decentralized network of production and consumption.” BusinessSystems ThinkingSystems Design Author:Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth