Any review of the current way in which work is done and subsequent improvement in that process is a step towards optimization. (colinslevy.com)
I consider that if funding is sufficient we have a 50/50 chance of developing technology within about 25 to 30 years from now that will, under reasonable assumptions about the rate of subsequent improvements in that technology, allow us to stop people from dying of aging at any age — equivalent to the effect of today's antiretrovirals against HIV. (discovermagazine.com)
In this respect, they offer three guiding principles: wherever possible, learn quickly and cheaply; be minimally intrusive — some changes will fail, and we want to limit negative consequences on individuals» time and personal lives; and develop empirical evidence at every step to guide subsequent improvement cycles (Bryk et al., 2015). (teachermagazine.com.au)