[Verse 1] When the black swan lands without a warning sign Your perfect plan won't hold the line The crisis moves but you can't wait For all the facts to calculate At sixty-seven percent you've got to choose 'Cause hesitation means you lose [Chorus] Move faster than the storm decides Accept what you don't know inside Plan for plans to break apart Keep your options from the start Adaptive minds will find the way When black swans come to stay [Verse 2] Decentralize the power to act Give leaders freedom within the pact Don't wait for orders from above When seconds count and crisis shoves The boundaries clear, the mission known Let every level stand alone [Chorus] Move faster than the storm decides Accept what you don't know inside Plan for plans to break apart Keep your options from the start Adaptive minds will find the way When black swans come to stay [Bridge] At every checkpoint stop and ask Is our response up to the task? What evidence would prove we're wrong? What's our backup all along? Don't burn the bridges that you cross Reversible saves you from the loss [Verse 3] Inside the adversary's loop Stay ahead of crisis soup Course-correct as you learn more Keep those fallback plans in store Preserve the paths you haven't tried Options are your battle guide [Chorus] Move faster than the storm decides Accept what you don't know inside Plan for plans to break apart Keep your options from the start Adaptive minds will find the way When black swans come to stay [Outro] When certainty has flown away Adaptive management saves the day Fast decisions, loose control Keep your business system whole
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