Tag: complexity
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Complexity and Size
Smaller isn’t less complex Globalisation is a complex system, that is itself interconnected with other complex systems (financial, geo-political, social, etc.). Ten years ago, back when I lived in France, I remember shopping in a local supermarket store. As any good french (playing on stereotypes), I wanted to buy some onions, but to my surprise,…
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Complex Systems, Patterns, Wisdom
Some extracts from Murray Gell Mann, and how it aligns with some of the themes we’re exploring as part of this community and how, as a community, we can actually thrive in a complex system. ‘Those who study complex adaptive systems are beginning to find some general principles that underlie all such systems, and seeking…
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The Challenge of Uncertainty
Simplicity = Low uncertainty Take a simple system like a light switch, there are not really a lot of possibilities for something unexpected to happen. In one configuration of the switch the light is on, and the other one the light is off. The only thing that could possibly happen is that in both configurations…