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Antifragility

  • Writer: Ade McCormack
    Ade McCormack
  • Jul 30
  • 1 min read

What is Antifragility?

Antifragility, a term coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, is the ability of a system to become stronger when exposed to stress, uncertainty, volatility or disruption, rather than merely resisting or recovering from it.


Antifragility goes beyond resilience. A resilient organisation withstands shocks and returns to its previous state. An antifragile organisation uses challenges as opportunities to learn, adapt and improve, increasing its viability, vitality and value over time.


Intelligent organisations cultivate antifragility by continuously sensing change, learning from experience and evolving their capabilities.


Adaptiveness is the process by which intelligent evolve. Antifragility is the outcome.


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