Read a free chapter from Crisis Engineering — "What Is a Crisis?" — at UX Magazine and check out the accompanying Invisible Machines podcast episode with Layer Aleph partner Marina Nitze.
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This whole post is spoilers. Beware. I couldn’t stop thinking about crisis engineering as I watched Project Hail Mary, and what a great story it tells about recognizing and leveraging a crisis for transformative change. Is it a useful crisis? You bet! It checks all five indicators: 1. Fundamental
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Our new book, Crisis Engineering, is about what actually happens when systems break under pressure, and how to fix them. It comes out April 7, 2026 everywhere books are sold as a paperback, and audiobook (read by Cassandra Campbell). For bulk orders below 500 copies, purchase at Porchlight. For bulk
Our new book, Crisis Engineering, is about what actually happens when systems break under pressure, and how to fix them. It comes out April 7, 2026 everywhere books are sold as a paperback, and audiobook (read by Cassandra Campbell). For bulk orders below 500 copies, purchase at Porchlight. For bulk