# Dilemmas

- [The Nature of Adaptation](https://www.strategiccomplexity.com/dilemmas/the-nature-of-adaptation.md): There aren't any free lunches in complex adaptive systems.
- [Plans vs Heuristics](https://www.strategiccomplexity.com/dilemmas/plans-vs-heuristics.md): How do you decide what to do next?
- [Design vs Selection](https://www.strategiccomplexity.com/dilemmas/design-vs-selection.md): How much randomness will you accept when solving a problem?
- [Evolution vs Development](https://www.strategiccomplexity.com/dilemmas/evolution-vs-development.md): How much of your problem represents stable phenomena, and how much of it is random?
- [Exploration vs Exploitation](https://www.strategiccomplexity.com/dilemmas/exploration-vs-exploitation.md): Are you better off staying put or looking around?
- [Production vs Exploitation](https://www.strategiccomplexity.com/dilemmas/production-vs-exploitation.md): Should you make something yourself or leverage the efforts of others?
- [Trust vs Risk](https://www.strategiccomplexity.com/dilemmas/trust-vs-risk.md): How do you manage relationships in low-trust environments like the internet?


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