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Katrina. Haiti. BP. Fukushima. The Great Recession. Those are only a several catastrophic disruptions the entire world has endured lately. As we make an effort to respond to such crises, key questions come up: What causes one system to break under great stress and another to rebound? Just how much change can a intricate system absorb while still keeping its purpose and function? What characteristics make it adaptive to improve? Through original reporting ranging across disciplines including money, neuroscience, oceanography, and interpersonal psychology, the authors explore how in responding to these questions, the new science of resilience can help our organizations become more sustainable, long lasting, and humane when confronted with cataclysmic happenings. Provocative and eye-opening, Resilience sheds light on the multifaceted characteristics of change and gives readers access to cutting-edge tools - produced by the best thinkers of our time - to help us adjust to an ever-evolving world rather than fall victim to its unpredictability.
