# Dilemmas

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