Efficiency
Nature is not very efficient, but that can make it more effective. We live in an age of idealised efficiency that began with the Industrial Revolution. It was boosted by Frederick Taylor’s scientific management in 1909 and Japan’s ‘kanban’ or ‘just-in-time’ manufacturing in the 1980s and now thrives with AI controlled global logistics. The problem is, there is often a trade-off between efficiency and resilience. A mature oak can produce 10,000 acorns, but only a few will become trees. Nature builds in spare capacity. During a crisis like COVID, lean, efficient systems quickly falter; those with spare capacity survive.
— Wayne Visser
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