An IBM Global CEO Study conducted in 2010 concluded that complexity was the primary challenge emerging out of its conversations with 1,500 CEOs and senior government officials.  CEOs told us they operate in a world that is substantially more volatile, uncertain and complex.  At B-School? This is where we enter the world of design.  . MORE >>

As our markets and technologies get more complex, we need new models to get work done. However, complex systems are not fully knowable, though they can be partially understood through interaction with them. If companies want to remain competitive in the global market, they need to focus on complex and creative work. MORE >>

It favors large companies because of their ability to address complex systemic problems, manage the large-scale ecosystems that solving such problems requires, and bring their solutions to market all round the world.  Mandel cites health, energy and education as examples of large-scale integrated systems in dire need of reform. MORE >>

But given the complexity of the changes involved, they would likely take place as a series of incremental, evolutionary steps, not as a rip-and-replace transformation.  For example, customer self-service turned out to be the killer-app of the early days of the Web.  Beyond a certain point, waiting is not a viable option.  MORE >>

Some examples: Wirearchy :  a dynamic multi-way flow of power and authority based on information, knowledge, trust and credibility, enabled by interconnected people and technology. complexity WirearchyIn networks, cooperation trumps collaboration. Cooperation is a driver of creativity. That’s why you see it in market economies. MORE >>