John Hagel quotes

“Because knowledge changes so rapidly, knowledge flow is more important than knowledge stock.”
-- John Hagel

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“In order to survive, all systems must evolve by providing greater and greater access to the currents that flow through them. This applies to all physical, biological and social systems that survive and thrive.... But let’s take that one step forward... the systems just described are ... constantly evolving. This suggests another design principle: ... design for evolution rather than creating a static design optimizing for the present.”
-- John Hagel

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“Executives will talk about the importance of passion, but what they really mean is finding somebody who will work nights and weekends on their assigned task but predictably and reliably follow orders and just work harder.”
-- John Hagel

Source : "Only Passion Can Transform Stress Into Success" by John Hagel, bigthink.com.

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“Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.”

“One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.”

“The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.”

“With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.”

“For a finite-size system to persist in time (to live), it must evolve in such a way that it provides easier access to the imposed currents that flow through it.”

Source : Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan (2012). “Convection in Porous Media”, p.135, Springer Science & Business Media

“Is it better to go with the flow or let the flow go?”

Source : Aidan Chambers (1999). “Postcards from No Man's Land: A Novel”, Random House (UK)

“This is how memories are made... by going with the flow.”

“The "flow of information" through human communication channels is enormous. So far no theory exists, to our knowledge, which attributes any sort of unambiguous measure to this "flow".”

Source : "Modern Systems Research for the Behavioral Scientist" by Anatol Rapoport, (p. 139), 1969.

“How small these rescued tides appear! Earthly delights flow in torrents. Each object offers paradise.”

“Go with the flow, but pray God keeps you afloat.”