# The Problem of Mechanistic Thinking

An episode of [2Bobs—with David C. Baker and Blair Enns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1219490591), 31 Dec 2025, 21 min.

Audio: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/2bobs/2Bobs232-The-Problem-of-Mechanistic-Thinking.mp3?dest-id=492492

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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