complexity
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Brain power
Research suggests that rationality is in decline
Over the last forty years there has been a general shift away from rationality and towards emotion.
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Systems and complexity
Four building blocks of systems thinking
DSRP theory describes 4 simple rules that dynamically combine to explain the complexity of physical, natural, and social systems.
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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 and complexity
A quick guide to post-normal science
Post-normal science comes into play for decision-making on policy issues where facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and…
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Because You Need to Know
Because You Need to Know – Bruce Boyes
Heading into the KM garden to farm the knowledge: organizational knowledge is a natural resource, and RealKM's Bruce Boyes tells…
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Systems and 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 and 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 and complexity
The need for new leadership in this COVID-era
New research suggests that effective leadership in the face of wicked problems calls for a very different set of virtues…