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    "name": "Dylan Fitzgerald",
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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eDancing off the edge\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think of resilience as a plateau upon which the system can play, performing its normal functions in safety. A resilient system has a big plateau, a lot of space over which it can wander, with gentle, elastic walls that will bounce it back, if it comes near a dangerous edge. As a system loses its resilience, its plateau shrinks, and its protective walls become lower and more rigid, until the system is operating on a knife-edge, likely to fall off in one direction or another whenever it makes a move. \u003cstrong\u003eLoss of resilience can come as a surprise, because the system usually is paying much more attention to its play than to its playing space. One day it does something it has done a hundred times before and crashes.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonella Meadows, \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003eThinking In Systems\u003c/span\u003e (emphasis mine)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach day at work and at home, the routines blend together into the same dances; days may differ from one to the next, but week to week or month to month are more similar than different. We learn to trust that this will continue to be true, even if we\u0026rsquo;re wearing away at the trust or resilience in the systems we rely on: our clients or customers, our organization\u0026rsquo;s culture, our partners\u0026rsquo; and peers\u0026rsquo; tolerance for our own behaviors\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen\u0026rsquo;s the last time you thought to yourself, \u0026ldquo;ughhh, if that happens \u003cem\u003eone more time\u003c/em\u003e, I swear I\u0026rsquo;ll\u0026hellip;\u0026rdquo;?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMight your colleagues be having the same thought? Or your customers? Or your team? Or your partner?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe day-to-day is important and ever so compelling\u0026ndash;but taking the time and space to build more resilience into your systems is \u003cstrong\u003esurvival-level vital\u003c/strong\u003e. The status quo may very well be draining your system of resilience over time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat needs some repair? What long-running issue risks eroding trust?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave you tried asking?\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# Dancing off the edge\n\n\u003e I think of resilience as a plateau upon which the system can play, performing its normal functions in safety. A resilient system has a big plateau, a lot of space over which it can wander, with gentle, elastic walls that will bounce it back, if it comes near a dangerous edge. As a system loses its resilience, its plateau shrinks, and its protective walls become lower and more rigid, until the system is operating on a knife-edge, likely to fall off in one direction or another whenever it makes a move. **Loss of resilience can come as a surprise, because the system usually is paying much more attention to its play than to its playing space. One day it does something it has done a hundred times before and crashes.**\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e Donella Meadows, \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003eThinking In Systems\u003c/span\u003e (emphasis mine)\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\nEach day at work and at home, the routines blend together into the same dances; days may differ from one to the next, but week to week or month to month are more similar than different. We learn to trust that this will continue to be true, even if we're wearing away at the trust or resilience in the systems we rely on: our clients or customers, our organization's culture, our partners' and peers' tolerance for our own behaviors...\n\nWhen's the last time you thought to yourself, \"ughhh, if that happens _one more time_, I swear I'll...\"?\n\nMight your colleagues be having the same thought? Or your customers? Or your team? Or your partner?\n\nThe day-to-day is important and ever so compelling--but taking the time and space to build more resilience into your systems is **survival-level vital**. The status quo may very well be draining your system of resilience over time.\n\nWhat needs some repair? What long-running issue risks eroding trust?\n\nHave you tried asking?",
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