Table of Contents:
  • Management and the scientific renaissance
  • Equilibrium is death
  • Disturbing equilibrium at Sears
  • Surfing the edge of chaos
  • Monsanto: walking on a trampoline
  • Amplifiers, dampers, and the sweet spot
  • Self-organization and emergence
  • Self-organization and the corporation
  • Disturbing complexity
  • Herding butterflies
  • Design for emergence
  • The extreme sport of "discipline"
  • Reciprocity: bringing life to organizations and organizations to life.