Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity series (part 6): Tailoring approaches to complex situations – Core principles
Planning does not become obsolete in the face of complexity, but it does require different…
Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity series (part 5): Task 3 – Assess the distribution of knowledge and capacities
Top down planning approaches often disempower actors at lower geographic or organisational scales, which comes…
Case studies in complexity (part 4): Mothers Opposing Pollution (MOP)
An example of an "unknown unknown" – something we don't know that we don't know.
Variables that moderate the impact of incentives on knowledge sharing behaviour
Studies examining rewards for knowledge sharing behaviours have come to contradicting conclusions. One reason for…
How a balanced social network aids our decision making
The structural balance theory (SBT) contains four rules to explain our relationship with others.
Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity series (part 4): Task 2 – Assess the level of agreement
Planning processes that don't consider divergence create a culture of reduced collaboration and relationship building.
Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity series (part 3): Task 1 – Assess the level of uncertainty
Interventions that face uncertain environments can not rely only on traditional tools for planning and…
Getting to the heart of the problems with Boeing, Takata, and Toyota (part 3): Toyota, Takata, and cognitive biases
Unfortunately it’s not just aviation and medicine that are experiencing life-threatening problems at the complex…
Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal
There is a more effective approach to team-building than obstacle courses. It doesn't even necessarily…
#ComplexityExplained resources
A complex system requires new mathematical frameworks and scientific methodologies for its investigation.