“It’s a lot easier to achieve change if the system is pre disposed to change. All of evolution tends to energy minimisation; if the energy cost of virtue is lower than that of sin, then virtue is more likely.” Dave Snowden (The Cynefin Co) For a week in September 2023, Complexability, together with partners The… Continue reading Making the energy cost of virtue to be less than that of sin…
This is the first of a series “Policymakers and program managers are working blind. They would do a much better job, and better outcomes would be delivered for communities and taxpayers, if they were better connected to communities — with ease of access to those who know, those who live out there.” Peter Strong The… Continue reading Consultation Engagement and Feedback– what makes it real
The Year that Was… We thought we’d start with a review of ‘Word of the Year for 2022’. From dictionary.com we have ‘woman’, from Merriam-Webster it is ‘gaslighting’, Oxford’s offering is ‘goblin mode’ and not to be left out Collins gives us ‘permacrisis’ and Cambridge ‘homer’. Finally Macquarie offers ‘teal’. That committee also named ‘truth-telling’ as the runner up word. The Australian National Dictionary Centre also named ‘teal’ as… Continue reading December 2022 – Wrap up for the year
Complexity in Action: join global practitioners as they share their learnings, experiences, adventures and misadventures through a range of events across the week beginning 7 March 2022. This week is about offering an opportunity to explore and share conversations around how people are practically applying complexity tools and methods. It’s all about theory into applied practice.… Continue reading Complexity in Action
yet managers and leaders are required to use tools and methods designed for a predictable, linear ‘cause and effect’ environment. Take the annual strategic planning, budgeting and performance management cycle.. it consumes huge amounts of time, energy and angst, requiring predictive and futuring capabilities to detail a world that ‘everyone knows’ will not happen finally… Continue reading Complexity is the new normal
We need innovation It must be evidence-based There are limited resources and a need for guaranteed results Mutually exclusive notions? Not necessarily… What if… the evidence based innovation was created – in your own context, using the principles of complexity science, not traditional project management. What if… what was learnt from others were principles, heuristics,… Continue reading Complexity, Evidence & Innovation
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