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Brain power
When are teams better than individuals?
Recent research finds that the answer often depends on the complexity of the task.
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Systems & complexity
Tuning resilience and robustness of complex systems
Understanding that systems tend to be naturally robust but can be made more resilient through conscious system design practices adds…
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Book reviews and releases
Two practical KM guides on “getting good” at leading complex projects and crisis response
Guides to support practical decision-making and competence building in leading in the face of complexity.
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Systems & complexity
The (il)logic of legibility – Why governments should stop simplifying complex systems
Thea Snow discusses how the desire to make complex systems ‘legible’ can serve to constrain policymaking and lead to decisions…
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Systems & complexity
Taking responsibility for complexity (section 4.2): Implications for aid agencies
Overall, there needs to be greater recognition that development is a knowledge industry, including readjusting the skills base and organisational…
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Systems & complexity
Case studies in inappropriate responses in the face of complexity
Managers and leaders are partly responsible for management fads that aren't appropriate responses to complexity. But governments and research institutions…
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Systems & complexity
Taking responsibility for complexity (section 4): Conclusion
Thoughts and questions as to what the principles and priorities for tackling complexity might mean for governance and public administration…
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Systems & complexity
Taking responsibility for complexity (section 3.3.7): Facilitation and mediation
Efforts to combine different sources of knowledge must tread carefully in order to give genuine space to different perspectives.
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Systems & complexity
Taking responsibility for complexity (section 3.3.6): Sense making for common ground
It is a high priority to ensure that framing and conceptualising a problem is an inclusive, communicative process.