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Most systems don't fail with a bang-they fail with a whisper. They keep running, delivering results just efficiently enough to discourage questions, just reliably enough to delay fixes. By the time the cracks become visible, intervention is no longer an option; it's too late. In our accelerated world, technology, markets, institutions, and infrastructure are engineered for relentless speed. Built by sharp minds, driven by rational incentives, and crafted to solve pressing problems, these systems largely deliver on their promises. Progress surges forward. Efficiency reigns. But beneath the seamless performance lies a hidden cost: the quiet erosion of governability. Not governance in the sense of laws or leaders, but the raw human capacity to hit pause, shift direction, or course-correct while meaningful choices remain. Too Fast to Govern exposes how this vital slack disappears-not in dramatic collapses, but in the incremental tightening of systems that outpace our ability to steer them. Drawing on examples from digital platforms to financial markets, supply chains to algorithmic decision-making, it reveals the moment when velocity becomes lock-in, optimization becomes rigidity, and ""working as intended"" quietly morphs into unchangeable. In an era where everything moves faster than deliberation allows, this book sounds an urgent warning: the greatest risk isn't breakdown. It's losing the power to intervene before breakdown becomes inevitable.

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