# The Problem of Mechanistic Thinking

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Podcast: [2Bobs—with David C. Baker and Blair Enns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/2bobs-with-david-c-baker-and-blair-enns-1019293)
Published: 2025-12-31T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

David interviews Blair about his recent article in which he explores how our businesses are not simple machines that can be tuned (or killed) with specific wrenches, but they are complex adaptive organisms that we need to understand differently. LINKS "Your Business Is Not a Machine" by Blair Enns for winwitoutpitching.com "Innofficiency in Your Agency" 2Bobs episode "Grow or Die?" 2Bobs episode

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