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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
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Build infrastructure that manages stable paradoxes through…

Build infrastructure that manages stable paradoxes through productive coexistence rather than attempting to eliminate one pole, as elimination destroys information that both poles capture.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from The behavior of a system arises from its structure… (behavior arises from structure), Patterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical Levels (hierarchical patterns), and Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize relationships). This prescribes SYSTEM DESIGN: build for tension management rather than resolution. March's exploration-exploitation work makes this actionable.