<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # An institution resembles an organism only as a... > An institution resembles an organism only as a systems analogy. People, rules, records, tools, and incentives perform differentiated functions that sustain a larger continuity. The analogy becomes useful when it reveals coordination, feedback, adaptation, and failure without reducing human beings to disposable cells. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self - Workbook|The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “An institution resembles an organism only as a systems analogy. People, rules, records, tools, and incentives perform differentiated functions that sustain a larger continuity. The analogy becomes useful when it reveals coordination, feedback, adaptation, and failure without reducing human beings to disposable cells.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-institution-resembles-organism-beings-disposable-cells ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->