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Antifragility, a concept introduced in the book 'Antifragile', refers to systems that actually benefit from shocks, volatility, and uncertainty, as opposed to merely being able to withstand them (which is resilience or robustness). This concept is often applied to socioeconomic systems and biological systems. For instance, the human body becomes stronger with physical stressors like exercise. Similarly, in a business context, companies that are antifragile can use challenges and disruptions as opportunities for growth and innovation, rather than just surviving them.
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Modern society assumes that anything can be 'fixed,' but most of the time it is better to leave well alone. Socioeconomic life and the human body can actually be harmed by intervention, leaving the whole more fragile to shocks and uncertainty. Often, the best course of action is to ignore the noise from too much data and let time take care of the problem.
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Have you seen great ideas or apparently-solid organizations fail because of some random event or unexpected shock? Does your organization spend signif...
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