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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

We see the future the way we see the past: not directly, but by reading the signs. That, essentially, is the premise of this article, and it offers generally good advice about how to go about it. This isn't the sort of futurism based on building scenarios, it's one based looking closely at the present to spot emerging patterns. "Conventional wisdom suggests that when large organisational change efforts fail, the problem is people's resistance to change. Complexity science shows that it can be the complete opposite. Human beings are incredibly creative and adaptable."

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