complexity
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Systems & complexity
Optimization and Complexity: Goodness of Fit [Systems thinking & modelling series]
A good fit is one where the historical and simulated results are very close together.
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Community
KM standard controversy: lessons from the environment sector in regard to open, inclusive, participatory processes
The good, the bad, and the ugly of planning processes.
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Systems & complexity
How to manage complex adaptive systems for real results
Management and governance is much simpler when you understand the nature of the system.
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Community
Planning for the fascinating social complexity of Chinese cities, and what it can teach the west
The self-governance achieved in the urban villages of Shenzhen, China stands in stark contrast to a local government planning process…
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Systems & complexity
Is the world really sleepwalking to war? Systems thinking can provide an answer
An aggressive posture is one thing—but doing something about it is another, as countries factor in the costs and risks…
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Systems & complexity
Applied Understanding: The Rain Barrel [Systems thinking & modelling series]
Even simplicity can be deceptive.
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Systems & complexity
Applied Understanding: Swamping Insights [Systems thinking & modelling series]
Enhancing one part of a process may ensure the whole process gets worse.
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Systems & complexity
Applied Understanding: Increasing Indebtedness to Banks [Systems thinking & modelling series]
This model investigates why we are continually more indebted to banks and provides an option.
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Systems & complexity
Applied Understanding: Productivity Challenge [Systems thinking & modelling series]
When a project is behind schedule, what alternatives might you consider for getting it back on track?
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Systems & complexity
Cities are complex systems – let’s start looking at them that way
We need to find new ways to deal with the complexity of modern cities and make them better.