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EP 480: Exceedingly Complex Systems
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In management cybernetics, there are 3 types of systems: simple, complex, and exceedingly complex. The systems we pay the most attention tend to be, you guessed it, exceedingly complex. In this episode, I explore what that means for how we do our work and run our businesses—and what happens when we forget that people are exceedingly complex systems, too.
Footnotes:
- Cyberboss by Craig Gent
- Thinking In Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
- Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
- "Practicing the Future: 3 Ideas for Rethinking Change" at What Works
Every episode is published in essay form at What Works and delivered in my newsletter—check it out and subscribe!
★ Support this podcast ★402 episodes
Manage episode 445570138 series 2498237
In management cybernetics, there are 3 types of systems: simple, complex, and exceedingly complex. The systems we pay the most attention tend to be, you guessed it, exceedingly complex. In this episode, I explore what that means for how we do our work and run our businesses—and what happens when we forget that people are exceedingly complex systems, too.
Footnotes:
- Cyberboss by Craig Gent
- Thinking In Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
- Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
- "Practicing the Future: 3 Ideas for Rethinking Change" at What Works
Every episode is published in essay form at What Works and delivered in my newsletter—check it out and subscribe!
★ Support this podcast ★402 episodes
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