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The Gardener and the Machine: Designing Systems that Thrive on Disruption
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
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The Gardener and the Machine: Designing Systems that Thrive on Disruption
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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The Gardener and the Machine
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Add to basketPAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In complex systems, the most dangerous failures emerge from interactions nobody designed. We've been trained to see the world as a machine: isolate the components, optimize them, tighten control. That logic works for engines and assembly lines. It does not work for ecosystems, financial markets, power grids, AI models, governments, or global supply chains. These systems adapt. They learn. And they surprise us. In The Gardener and the Machine, Dr. Art Villanueva draws on decades in aerospace, artificial intelligence, and clean technology to explore what actually happens inside complex adaptive systems. Why do small, reasonable changes cascade into crisis? Why do safeguards create fragility? Why does increased efficiency so often reduce resilience? We are applying the wrong mental model. For systems thinkers - leaders, strategists, engineers, policymakers, and anyone responsible for systems that matter - this book offers a language for thinking clearly about emergence, feedback, adaptation, and risk. Cultivation over domination. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
