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title: March 4th, 2024
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date: 2024-03-04, 11:02:12 -08:00
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link: https://bmannconsulting.com/notes/pace-layering/
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Added a notes page for Stewart Brand's [[Pace Layering]] concept. "The fast layers innovate; the slow layers stabilize. The whole combines with learning continuity"
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![Pace Layering, from fast to slow - Fashion, Commerce, Infrastructure, Governance, Culture, Nature](/assets/pace_layering.jpg)
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- Stewart Brand
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> I propose six significant levels of pace and size in the working structure of a robust and adaptable civilization.  From fast to slow the levels are:
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> - Governance
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> - Nature
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> The order of a healthy civilization. The fast layers innovate; the slow layers stabilize. The whole combines learning with continuity.
![](/assets/pace_layering.jpg)
> The idea of pace layering has a history.  The text above is a slightly edited version of a chapter in my 1999 book _The Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility._
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## Resources
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Jolly Contrarian has a great [summary page for pace layering](https://jollycontrarian.com/index.php?title=Pace_layering).