From Machine Learning To Company Learning: What Artificial Intelligence Can Tell Us About The Future Of Business

Adaptive systems are a special class of open systems that are continuously evolving. They feature dynamic networks of agents that interact with each other and their environments. Examples of complex, adaptive systems include ant and bee colonies, the stock market, and biological ecosystems, as well as human organizations such as political parties, companies, and cities. And because of its ability to shift and change, the behavior of the whole system cannot be predicted by just analyzing its parts in isolation. So what happens when we reimagine a company more like an adaptive organism, rather than a stable machine?