"Life behaves in messy ways...continuously exploring systems bent on discovering what works are far more practical and successful than our attempts at efficiency. Such systems are not trying to reduce inputs in order to maximize outputs. They slosh around in the mess, involve many individuals, encourage discoveries, and move quickly past mistakes. They are learning all the time, engaging everyone in finding what works. The system succeeds because it involves many tinkerers focused on figuring out what is possible. Could we begin to appreciate that this kind of tinkering is efficient?"
(Margaret Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers from A Simpler Way)