On survival

Charles Darwin said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent one—it is the one that is most adaptable to change".

On survival
Source: Harvard Business Review. (2021). China’s New Innovation Advantage.
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Charles Darwin said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent one—it is the one that is most adaptable to change". One nation took this to heart and achieved a new global competitiveness level because of its hyper-adaptive population. I witnessed this first-hand during my regular business travel and experienced precisely the described hyper-adoptive and hyper-adaptive culture. As a German, I felt overwhelmed; as a technology enthusiast, I was deeply impressed.