complexity
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Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity
Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity series (part 10): Appropriate approaches
An outline of specific methods that have been used for planning in the face of complexity.
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Systems & complexity
The interplay between knowledge and power
Knowledge and information are not objective, but are contested, politicized, and pluralized. How can we take the political dimension into…
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Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity
Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity series (part 9): Move from comprehensive to diversified planning
Planning cannot encompass everything and should be selective about purpose and content.
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Systems & complexity
MOOC on Ignorance!
A course about ignorance, what it is, where it comes from, what people do with it, its roles in society…
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Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity
Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity series (part 8): Move from prescriptive to flexible planning modes
It may be appropriate to use forms of planning that do not specify a single route but identify options and…
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Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity
Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity series (part 7): Move from static to dynamic planning
Plans should be regarded as hypotheses about programme effects and future developments, not as blueprints.
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Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity
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 approaches and formats.
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Planning and strategy development in the face of complexity
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 at the expense of the…
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Case studies in complexity
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. But there are unknown unknowns…
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Brain power
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 this is that there are…