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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Design for Resilience

Author : Joseph Fiksel

Published in: Resilient by Design

Publisher: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics

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Abstract

We have looked at many examples of resilient behaviors that enable companies to avoid damaging disruptions and seize opportunities for competitive advantage. Unlike biological systems, companies have the capability to redesign themselves rapidly. We do not have to wait for natural selection to reveal the winners and losers. Companies are self-organizing systems that can anticipate future challenges and deliberately transform their structure and function to increase their resilience. That being the case, it seems only natural that resilience should become part of every company’s approach to innovation.

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Footnotes
1
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Metadata
Title
Design for Resilience
Author
Joseph Fiksel
Copyright Year
2015
Publisher
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics
Book
Resilient by Design

Print ISBN: 978-1-61091-684-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-61091-588-5

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-588-5_10