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First published January 1, 2012
Theorists of the science of complexity would call it emergence. Economists have another term: “spontaneous order.” It was the most powerful and flexible system of wartime production ever devised, because in the end no one devised it. It grew out of the underlying productivity of the American economy, dampened by a decade of depression but ready to spring to life. Out of what seemed like chaos and disorder to Washington would come an explosion of innovation, adaptation, and creativity—not to mention hard work—across the country.
Suddenly Knudsen said, “George, do you know what a conference is?” Kenney said no. “A conference is a gathering of guys that singly can do nothing and together decide nothing can be done.”