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We live in a complex world where a wide range of factors go into producing results. But more to the point, when we ask, “what is killing those people,” a more complex answer emerges. These are medical conditions but they have to a large degree social causes - things like diet and nutrition, exercise, smoking and pollution, stress and deprivation. I just want to capture my part of a discussion that took place on Matthew Tabor's website. MORE
Today we’re announcing practitioner-focused courses on complexity and the Cynefin framework. Course 1: Dealing with Complex Problems. The course equips you with tools to build healthier, more effective working environments through pragmatic methods and exercises. Course 2: Managing in Complexity. While there will be theory, the focus is on the practical application of Cynefin and other related complexity-based methods. MORE
Testing a network mapping exercise Published by Nancy White at 2:31 pm under knowledge sharing , networks I often use a variety of paper networking mapping exercises in my face to face workshops. In an upcoming online workshop on knowledge sharing for the CGIAR , we want to do this exercise online — and we want to keep technology low key as this is at the start of the workshop and some participants are not as techy as some of us! MORE
The machines would handle routine processes, record keeping, and quantitative tasks, leaving more time for people to exercise their judgement, intuition, creativity, and interactions with each other. It suppresses complexity and information that might contradict its coherent story, unless System 2 intervenes because it realizes that something doesn’t quite feel right. By the end of the Cambrian period, the diversity and complexity of life began to resemble that of today. MORE
The theory is out of step with ordinary usage: Shareholders are not owners of the corporation in any traditional sense of the term, nor do they have owners’ traditional incentives to exercise care in managing it. Complex Systems Economic Issues Management and Leadership Political Issues Society and Culture MORE
My priority today was to get a body of material from various documents and slide sets into the entry for Complex Facilitation. Now some people get complex facilitation but a lot don’t. I always have mixed feelings when I finish a Christmas blog series. MORE
I’m not sure why I was asked as there is nothing exceptional about it and it has little or no connection with complexity theory. I was asked this evening via LinkedIn to comment on the Baldridge Performance Excellence Program and I replied with the title of this post. MORE
Some business thinkers have argued that companies are like biological species and have tried to extract business lessons from biology, with uneven success,” note the authors. “We stress that companies are identical to biological species in an important respect: Both are what’s known as complex adaptive systems. Let’s take a closer look at the nature of complex adaptive systems. Why are these systems so complex? MORE
The machines would handle routine processes, record keeping, and quantitative tasks, leaving more time for people to exercise their judgement, intuition, creativity, and interactions with each other. It suppresses complexity and information that might contradict its coherent story, unless System 2 intervenes because it realizes that something doesn’t quite feel right. By the end of the Cambrian period, the diversity and complexity of life began to resemble that of today. MORE
It is worth a quick refresh on two of the key principles of complexity (or rather cognitive complexity as we need to look at human complex systems in a very different way from those in termites nests). To manage a complex system we need to changes the dispositions of populations and small level social interactions. In order to manage any behaviour in a complex system fast feedback loops are key. Diabetes Innovation Managing Complex Systems MORE
Any idiot can impose and exercise control. It’s a better option than pushing packaged solutions via authority lines assuming that people are not able to understand complex matters.” — @mathemagenic. Here are some of the best of my fortnightly Friday’s Finds of 2020. MORE
The more astute reader may have noticed that I have been writing a series of blog posts that update previous work and explore new ways of defining the general field of naturalising sense-making, and more particularly anthro-complexity as a key aspect of that field. MORE
Tweet Much of my work is in helping organizations prepare for increasingly creative and complex work because this is where the business value is, whether in offering differentiated services in a competitive market or in advancing scientific R&D. Complex, as defined by Cynefyn is a state in which the relationship between cause and effect can only be perceived in retrospect, but not in advance. complexity MORE
The other meme from the retreat event last weekend was the notion of leadership for complexity. We talked through how things are moving from complicated to complex (and how important it is to recognize the difference), and that organizations need to receive the wake-up call and start moving forward. What’s needed is leadership that can lead the organization to be able to leverage complexity for success. MORE
Cynefin, Complexity, Narrative and Sense-making in 2015. These four one-day courses are led by Dave Snowden, Cognitive Edge’s Chief Scientific Officer, and are the best way to immerse yourself in the latest thinking on complexity, narrative and the application of these approaches to organisational practice. Day 1 - Understanding complexity. Learn how to put complexity theory to practice. MORE
Talent has become the linchpin asset of the knowledge economy, making companies highly dependent on talented experts to navigate our increasingly global and highly complex business environment. MORE
Our increasingly complex social interactions have been the critical factor in the exponential increase of human cranial capacity over the past few million years. “But today something is different. MORE
In 1994 the Wall Street Journal published a definition which reflected the consensus of 52 leading academic researchers in fields associated with intelligence: “Intelligence is a very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. “We speak of machines that think , learn , and infer. MORE
A simple exercise will reveal the diversity and reach of the participants’ personal networks and provide insight into how personal networks affect performance. Managing in Complexity. A complex system is one in which the relationships are always changing and in which there is absolutely no way to predict the future. We’ll tie together the network concepts, exercises, and cases by taking a practical view of how to lead effectively in an environment of continuous change. MORE
Home Archives Subscribe « Welcome to Adam Smiths World | Main | Social networks and Organizational Governance » October 08, 2007 The Complex Chemistry between Brands and Customers - Some Personal Experiences People have very complex relationships with companies and the products and services they offer. " The relationship between a brand and its customers is a complex one indeed, full of emotional connections and chemistry. MORE
Many companies have not exercised the needed discipline in their IT operations. Cloud computing is a highly complex initiative - at the technical, business and organizational levels. And, one of the key lessons we all hopefully learned from the dot-com era is that complex, global initiatives take time. Cloud Computing Complex Systems Economic Issues Education and Talent Innovation Management and Leadership Services Innovation Smart Systems Technology and Strategy MORE
This a complex, emotionally charged debate. . The actors involved, therefore, have valid rights and responsibilities to the data and may require different permissions to exercise those rights. In addition, the report recommends the establishment of living labs where the various stakeholders can collaborate and learn together how to best develop and test comprehensive solutions to these highly complex and important problem. . MORE
This exercise can be done as sessions over a period of time to promote more conversations and reflections. Or perhaps you want to sort challenges into categories of complexity, then the Agreement-Certainty Matrix may be suitable. Complexity ManagementA great source of knowledge to plan and conduct meetings is Liberating Structures — consisting of 33 different meeting types for Revealing, Analyzing, Spreading, Planning, Strategizing, and Helping. MORE
The infrastructures, processes and ecosystems of supply chains are significantly less complex than those in financial services, healthcare, music, and other industries Their objectives are relatively straightforward: increase the speed, security and accuracy of financial and commercial settlements; track the supply chain lifecycle of any component or product; and securely protect all the transactions and data moving through the supply chain. MORE
In this series, I haven’t even mentioned Cynefin although it is obviously central to anthro-complexity as well as the knowledge and narrative sections. I am currently working on rethinking leadership from an anthro-complexity perspective which means rethinking issues of distributed authority. MORE
A central authority, be it a corporation or government agency, exercises editorial, financial, and (sometimes) political control over the content that reaches the consumer. One of the pleasure of reading or watching something really good is to subsequently read the associated comments, which I often rely on to shed light on a particularly complex program and help me better understand its storyline, characters and what its creators might have been after. MORE
It is a necessary perspective in dealing with increasing complexity. “ As CEOs ratchet up the level of openness within their organisations, they are developing collaborative environments where employees are encouraged to speak up, exercise personal initiative, connect with fellow collaborators, and innovate. ” Dealing with complexity means a focus on emergent practices, not looking back at best practices , which are already out of date. MORE
At the Guild’s recent mLearnCon, I was having a conversation in which I was reminded that designing performance interventions is a probabilistic exercise, and it occurred to me that we’re often not up front enough about it. We are much more complex, and consequently variable. MORE
In a fast changing marketplace, agility is more critical than long-term forecasting exercises. Complex Systems Data Science and Big Data Digital Money and Payments Economic Issues Innovation Management and Leadership Political Issues Services Innovation Smart Systems Society and Culture Technology and StrategyDigital technologies are all around us, - increasingly ubiquitous and commoditized. But, are they a major source of competitive differentiation ? MORE
Perhaps it was overly complex. My thinking, learning, and writing tends to fall into the theoretical camps that propose how technology, leadership and learning can (or should) converge to improve the health, productivity and culture of an organization. Isolating any of them does none of us any good. Recently, however, I’ve been spending more time thinking about the traits of an individual leader – specifically in the context of technology, leadership and learning. MORE
Another sign that complexity thinking is coming into its own. There are new action forms for this, and also a whole new approach to portfolio management of complex interventions. The workshop is constructed based on insights from cognitive science (in particular breaking pattern entrainment and ritual dissent) and complexity science (sometimes know as the science of uncertainty). A basic introduction to complexity theory using metaphor in the main. MORE
Lack of identity is an impediment for poor people to exercise their basic democratic and human rights. Government control: Without the proper accountability, governments can leverage digital technologies to exercise greater control over their citizens, rather than to empower them. Complex Systems Economic Issues Innovation Management and Leadership Political Issues Society and Culture Technology and Strategy MORE
As a market society developed, new types of economic and financial power were exercised by the Fuggers and the Hanseatic League in Europe. Complexity LeadershipOur societies have grown from a collection of tribes, added institutions, and later developed markets. These aligned with revolutions in communications: from oral, to written, to print. The network era began with the advent of electric communications, though it is by no means completely established. MORE
Complex systems, whether natural or engineered, are composed of many parts. But it ’ s not the mere number of component that makes them complex. After all, stones are composed of huge numbers of molecules, yet we would not consider them complex. A truly complex system consists of many different kinds of parts, intricate organizations and highly different structures at different levels of scale. What makes these systems so complex? MORE
– Jennifer Garvey Berger uses the internal complexity of individuals as an entry point but works with individuals as well as their systemic context. She focuses on building the capacity of leaders to shape and nurture life-giving contexts that enable others to develop their ability to deal with complexity. Metabolising complexity. Jennifer used the metaphor of metabolising complexity, with an interesting duality at play. They also don’t deny the complexity. MORE
Ingrain the process. “In the long run you’ll reap the greatest value from scenario exercises by establishing an iterative cycle - that is, a process that continually orients your organization toward the future while keeping an eye on the present, and vice versa.”. Complex Systems Data Science and Big Data Economic Issues Education and Talent Future of Work Management and Leadership Media and Communications Political Issues Society and Culture Technology and Strategy MORE
” The natural world is composed of complex systems and it makes sense that the best strategies for any population are ones that take complexity into account. They cannot address large-scale levels of complexity, as explained in Complexity Rising , a 1997 paper on complexity profiles. In summary, the complexity of the collective behavior must be smaller than the complexity of the controlling individual. Communities complexity SocialBusiness MORE
I figured it would be good to exercise my memory a bit and unearth some of the key stories that led me to to my social media use today, and perhaps surface some of my patterns. MORE
Yes, there is one other such activity in my life - physical exercise. I started exercising regularly while living in Manhattan around 1980. I then discovered that jogging on a treadmill did not bother my knees, so I was able to continue exercising. In addition, I have included weight training in my exercise regime. So, for almost thirty years now, I have been been exercising five days a week on average. Regular exercise is a critical part of staying healthy. MORE
But it does imply vast changes in the way we see the world, create wealth, and exercise power. Thirty years later and we are drowning in information, much of it not true, and the exercise of technical knowledge, much of it not wise. Complexity Technology MORE
Can a 5-minute exercise double your productivity? All too often today within organisations there are misguided and overly complex ideas about getting the most out of people. I having a company mission statement and all those sorts of things aren’t crap as long as you really take those exercises seriously and embed that worthwhile cause into your routines. Dan Pink. Contact. Follow Dan on Twitter. About Dan. Speaking Engagements. Video. Articles. Office Hours. Drive. MORE
The article discusses the key skills data scientists should have, starting with machine learning , a complex concept which Dhar explains in a particularly simple way. . The emphasis on predictability typically favors Occam’s razor, or succinctness, since simpler models are more likely to hold up on future observations than more complex ones, all else being equal.”. MORE
The theory is out of step with ordinary usage: Shareholders are not owners of the corporation in any traditional sense of the term, nor do they have owners’ traditional incentives to exercise care in managing it. Complex Systems Economic Issues Management and Leadership Political Issues Society and Culture MORE
Behavioral measurements : “Behaviors such as exercise, diet, and medication adherence make significant contributions to several diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Complex Systems Data Science and Big Data Education and Talent Healthcare Systems Innovation Management and Leadership Political Issues Services Innovation Smart Systems Society and Culture Technology and Strategy MORE
Dave Snowden
JANUARY 8, 2021
My priority today was to get a body of material from various documents and slide sets into the entry for Complex Facilitation. Now some people get complex facilitation but a lot don’t. I always have mixed feelings when I finish a Christmas blog series.
Clark Quinn
JUNE 26, 2013
At the Guild’s recent mLearnCon, I was having a conversation in which I was reminded that designing performance interventions is a probabilistic exercise, and it occurred to me that we’re often not up front enough about it. We are much more complex, and consequently variable.
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Dan Pontefract
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Perhaps it was overly complex. My thinking, learning, and writing tends to fall into the theoretical camps that propose how technology, leadership and learning can (or should) converge to improve the health, productivity and culture of an organization. Isolating any of them does none of us any good. Recently, however, I’ve been spending more time thinking about the traits of an individual leader – specifically in the context of technology, leadership and learning.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JANUARY 2, 2010
Yes, there is one other such activity in my life - physical exercise. I started exercising regularly while living in Manhattan around 1980. I then discovered that jogging on a treadmill did not bother my knees, so I was able to continue exercising. In addition, I have included weight training in my exercise regime. So, for almost thirty years now, I have been been exercising five days a week on average. Regular exercise is a critical part of staying healthy.
Dave Snowden
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Cynefin, Complexity, Narrative and Sense-making in 2015. These four one-day courses are led by Dave Snowden, Cognitive Edge’s Chief Scientific Officer, and are the best way to immerse yourself in the latest thinking on complexity, narrative and the application of these approaches to organisational practice. Day 1 - Understanding complexity. Learn how to put complexity theory to practice.
Dave Snowden
MARCH 8, 2013
Another sign that complexity thinking is coming into its own. There are new action forms for this, and also a whole new approach to portfolio management of complex interventions. The workshop is constructed based on insights from cognitive science (in particular breaking pattern entrainment and ritual dissent) and complexity science (sometimes know as the science of uncertainty). A basic introduction to complexity theory using metaphor in the main.
Clark Quinn
MARCH 7, 2013
The other meme from the retreat event last weekend was the notion of leadership for complexity. We talked through how things are moving from complicated to complex (and how important it is to recognize the difference), and that organizations need to receive the wake-up call and start moving forward. What’s needed is leadership that can lead the organization to be able to leverage complexity for success.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
APRIL 6, 2012
Many companies have not exercised the needed discipline in their IT operations. Cloud computing is a highly complex initiative - at the technical, business and organizational levels. And, one of the key lessons we all hopefully learned from the dot-com era is that complex, global initiatives take time. Cloud Computing Complex Systems Economic Issues Education and Talent Innovation Management and Leadership Services Innovation Smart Systems Technology and Strategy
Dan Pink
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Can a 5-minute exercise double your productivity? All too often today within organisations there are misguided and overly complex ideas about getting the most out of people. I having a company mission statement and all those sorts of things aren’t crap as long as you really take those exercises seriously and embed that worthwhile cause into your routines. Dan Pink. Contact. Follow Dan on Twitter. About Dan. Speaking Engagements. Video. Articles. Office Hours. Drive.
Nancy White
APRIL 24, 2008
Testing a network mapping exercise Published by Nancy White at 2:31 pm under knowledge sharing , networks I often use a variety of paper networking mapping exercises in my face to face workshops. In an upcoming online workshop on knowledge sharing for the CGIAR , we want to do this exercise online — and we want to keep technology low key as this is at the start of the workshop and some participants are not as techy as some of us!
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
We live in a complex world where a wide range of factors go into producing results. But more to the point, when we ask, “what is killing those people,” a more complex answer emerges. These are medical conditions but they have to a large degree social causes - things like diet and nutrition, exercise, smoking and pollution, stress and deprivation. I just want to capture my part of a discussion that took place on Matthew Tabor's website.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
Our increasingly complex social interactions have been the critical factor in the exponential increase of human cranial capacity over the past few million years. “But today something is different.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
OCTOBER 8, 2007
Home Archives Subscribe « Welcome to Adam Smiths World | Main | Social networks and Organizational Governance » October 08, 2007 The Complex Chemistry between Brands and Customers - Some Personal Experiences People have very complex relationships with companies and the products and services they offer. " The relationship between a brand and its customers is a complex one indeed, full of emotional connections and chemistry.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Talent has become the linchpin asset of the knowledge economy, making companies highly dependent on talented experts to navigate our increasingly global and highly complex business environment.
Harold Jarche
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
But it does imply vast changes in the way we see the world, create wealth, and exercise power. Thirty years later and we are drowning in information, much of it not true, and the exercise of technical knowledge, much of it not wise. Complexity Technology
Harold Jarche
MARCH 10, 2020
This exercise can be done as sessions over a period of time to promote more conversations and reflections. Or perhaps you want to sort challenges into categories of complexity, then the Agreement-Certainty Matrix may be suitable. Complexity ManagementA great source of knowledge to plan and conduct meetings is Liberating Structures — consisting of 33 different meeting types for Revealing, Analyzing, Spreading, Planning, Strategizing, and Helping.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
In 1994 the Wall Street Journal published a definition which reflected the consensus of 52 leading academic researchers in fields associated with intelligence: “Intelligence is a very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. “We speak of machines that think , learn , and infer.
Nancy White
AUGUST 4, 2009
I figured it would be good to exercise my memory a bit and unearth some of the key stories that led me to to my social media use today, and perhaps surface some of my patterns.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JULY 11, 2020
Ingrain the process. “In the long run you’ll reap the greatest value from scenario exercises by establishing an iterative cycle - that is, a process that continually orients your organization toward the future while keeping an eye on the present, and vice versa.”. Complex Systems Data Science and Big Data Economic Issues Education and Talent Future of Work Management and Leadership Media and Communications Political Issues Society and Culture Technology and Strategy
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MAY 27, 2019
The infrastructures, processes and ecosystems of supply chains are significantly less complex than those in financial services, healthcare, music, and other industries Their objectives are relatively straightforward: increase the speed, security and accuracy of financial and commercial settlements; track the supply chain lifecycle of any component or product; and securely protect all the transactions and data moving through the supply chain.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JANUARY 26, 2016
Some business thinkers have argued that companies are like biological species and have tried to extract business lessons from biology, with uneven success,” note the authors. “We stress that companies are identical to biological species in an important respect: Both are what’s known as complex adaptive systems. Let’s take a closer look at the nature of complex adaptive systems. Why are these systems so complex?
Harold Jarche
AUGUST 19, 2013
” The natural world is composed of complex systems and it makes sense that the best strategies for any population are ones that take complexity into account. They cannot address large-scale levels of complexity, as explained in Complexity Rising , a 1997 paper on complexity profiles. In summary, the complexity of the collective behavior must be smaller than the complexity of the controlling individual. Communities complexity SocialBusiness
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
The machines would handle routine processes, record keeping, and quantitative tasks, leaving more time for people to exercise their judgement, intuition, creativity, and interactions with each other. It suppresses complexity and information that might contradict its coherent story, unless System 2 intervenes because it realizes that something doesn’t quite feel right. By the end of the Cambrian period, the diversity and complexity of life began to resemble that of today.
Dave Snowden
DECEMBER 21, 2020
The more astute reader may have noticed that I have been writing a series of blog posts that update previous work and explore new ways of defining the general field of naturalising sense-making, and more particularly anthro-complexity as a key aspect of that field.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
APRIL 30, 2014
The article discusses the key skills data scientists should have, starting with machine learning , a complex concept which Dhar explains in a particularly simple way. . The emphasis on predictability typically favors Occam’s razor, or succinctness, since simpler models are more likely to hold up on future observations than more complex ones, all else being equal.”.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
AUGUST 21, 2017
The theory is out of step with ordinary usage: Shareholders are not owners of the corporation in any traditional sense of the term, nor do they have owners’ traditional incentives to exercise care in managing it. Complex Systems Economic Issues Management and Leadership Political Issues Society and Culture
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
AUGUST 18, 2015
A central authority, be it a corporation or government agency, exercises editorial, financial, and (sometimes) political control over the content that reaches the consumer. One of the pleasure of reading or watching something really good is to subsequently read the associated comments, which I often rely on to shed light on a particularly complex program and help me better understand its storyline, characters and what its creators might have been after.
Harold Jarche
MAY 3, 2018
As a market society developed, new types of economic and financial power were exercised by the Fuggers and the Hanseatic League in Europe. Complexity LeadershipOur societies have grown from a collection of tribes, added institutions, and later developed markets. These aligned with revolutions in communications: from oral, to written, to print. The network era began with the advent of electric communications, though it is by no means completely established.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MAY 2, 2016
Lack of identity is an impediment for poor people to exercise their basic democratic and human rights. Government control: Without the proper accountability, governments can leverage digital technologies to exercise greater control over their citizens, rather than to empower them. Complex Systems Economic Issues Innovation Management and Leadership Political Issues Society and Culture Technology and Strategy
Dave Snowden
NOVEMBER 29, 2013
It is worth a quick refresh on two of the key principles of complexity (or rather cognitive complexity as we need to look at human complex systems in a very different way from those in termites nests). To manage a complex system we need to changes the dispositions of populations and small level social interactions. In order to manage any behaviour in a complex system fast feedback loops are key. Diabetes Innovation Managing Complex Systems
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Complex systems, whether natural or engineered, are composed of many parts. But it ’ s not the mere number of component that makes them complex. After all, stones are composed of huge numbers of molecules, yet we would not consider them complex. A truly complex system consists of many different kinds of parts, intricate organizations and highly different structures at different levels of scale. What makes these systems so complex?
Harold Jarche
MAY 22, 2012
It is a necessary perspective in dealing with increasing complexity. “ As CEOs ratchet up the level of openness within their organisations, they are developing collaborative environments where employees are encouraged to speak up, exercise personal initiative, connect with fellow collaborators, and innovate. ” Dealing with complexity means a focus on emergent practices, not looking back at best practices , which are already out of date.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JANUARY 19, 2016
In a fast changing marketplace, agility is more critical than long-term forecasting exercises. Complex Systems Data Science and Big Data Digital Money and Payments Economic Issues Innovation Management and Leadership Political Issues Services Innovation Smart Systems Society and Culture Technology and StrategyDigital technologies are all around us, - increasingly ubiquitous and commoditized. But, are they a major source of competitive differentiation ?
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MARCH 17, 2015
Behavioral measurements : “Behaviors such as exercise, diet, and medication adherence make significant contributions to several diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Complex Systems Data Science and Big Data Education and Talent Healthcare Systems Innovation Management and Leadership Political Issues Services Innovation Smart Systems Society and Culture Technology and Strategy
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
The machines would handle routine processes, record keeping, and quantitative tasks, leaving more time for people to exercise their judgement, intuition, creativity, and interactions with each other. It suppresses complexity and information that might contradict its coherent story, unless System 2 intervenes because it realizes that something doesn’t quite feel right. By the end of the Cambrian period, the diversity and complexity of life began to resemble that of today.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
AUGUST 21, 2017
The theory is out of step with ordinary usage: Shareholders are not owners of the corporation in any traditional sense of the term, nor do they have owners’ traditional incentives to exercise care in managing it. Complex Systems Economic Issues Management and Leadership Political Issues Society and Culture
Harold Jarche
JANUARY 1, 2021
Any idiot can impose and exercise control. It’s a better option than pushing packaged solutions via authority lines assuming that people are not able to understand complex matters.” — @mathemagenic. Here are some of the best of my fortnightly Friday’s Finds of 2020.
Harold Jarche
MARCH 1, 2011
A simple exercise will reveal the diversity and reach of the participants’ personal networks and provide insight into how personal networks affect performance. Managing in Complexity. A complex system is one in which the relationships are always changing and in which there is absolutely no way to predict the future. We’ll tie together the network concepts, exercises, and cases by taking a practical view of how to lead effectively in an environment of continuous change.
Dave Snowden
JANUARY 5, 2021
In this series, I haven’t even mentioned Cynefin although it is obviously central to anthro-complexity as well as the knowledge and narrative sections. I am currently working on rethinking leadership from an anthro-complexity perspective which means rethinking issues of distributed authority.
Harold Jarche
JANUARY 26, 2012
Tweet Much of my work is in helping organizations prepare for increasingly creative and complex work because this is where the business value is, whether in offering differentiated services in a competitive market or in advancing scientific R&D. Complex, as defined by Cynefyn is a state in which the relationship between cause and effect can only be perceived in retrospect, but not in advance. complexity
Dave Snowden
JUNE 16, 2020
– Jennifer Garvey Berger uses the internal complexity of individuals as an entry point but works with individuals as well as their systemic context. She focuses on building the capacity of leaders to shape and nurture life-giving contexts that enable others to develop their ability to deal with complexity. Metabolising complexity. Jennifer used the metaphor of metabolising complexity, with an interesting duality at play. They also don’t deny the complexity.
Dave Snowden
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
I’m not sure why I was asked as there is nothing exceptional about it and it has little or no connection with complexity theory. I was asked this evening via LinkedIn to comment on the Baldridge Performance Excellence Program and I replied with the title of this post.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JUNE 27, 2012
This a complex, emotionally charged debate. . The actors involved, therefore, have valid rights and responsibilities to the data and may require different permissions to exercise those rights. In addition, the report recommends the establishment of living labs where the various stakeholders can collaborate and learn together how to best develop and test comprehensive solutions to these highly complex and important problem. .
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