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Velocity NY 2013: Richard Cook, "Resilience In Complex Adaptive Systems"
O'Reilly · Oct 15, 2013 · 19m 10s
What this video covers
Richard Cook's short Velocity 2013 talk on resilience in complex adaptive systems, arguing systems operate near the edge of failure and that the surprise is how rarely they fail. He presents a model of how pressures push systems toward failure boundaries.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN people cite it constantly as the clearest explanation of normalization of deviance and how complex systems drift toward failure.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“he gave a highly entertaining talk on system resiliency here and introduces a helpful model”
“I encourage everyone in ever industry that is ever involved with safety (i.e. most industries) to see Richard Cook's short talk”
“One of the most important talks I've ever seen is Richard Cook's”