Anyone starting to get interested in complexity theory will sooner or later come across various common biological metaphors or examples. Boids algorithm which approximates the flocking behaviour of birds is a classic. Build a computer simulation with three simple rules Fly to the centre of the flock, Match speed, Avoid collision, and you can mimic the behaviour of […]
Initially Dave and I each wrote a post around what see as important to discuss in the upcoming Exploratory. Part of what we are doing here is sense-making and now I am going to make sense of what David wrote and start a conversation on those topics. Social and Organizational Network Analysis (SNA/ONA) Reading through […]
I don’t know about the rest of you but at the moment if anyone asks me how I am feeling bone-weary seems an apt description, or running on empty to use another phrase lined to the banner picture and there has been a fair amount of bottle emptying going on in the house since the whole […]
2020 has been a year like no other, and it seems the disruption will continue into 2021. We are deploying SenseMaker® to engage with people from around the world to gain insight into how the uncertainty and complexity is showing up for you, your organisation and/or your clients. In particular, we are interested in your perspective […]
Complex human systems, such as organizations, communities or economies, can be modeled as networks. Network nodes can represent system components, while system interactions, such as flows of knowledge, influence, information or relationship, can be represented by symmetric or asymmetric network links. When “networks” are mentioned, many people assume that a network means that everyone is […]
Many years ago now, at the end of the Knowledge Wars in IBM, I ended up (as a part of the peace settlement) working in the Institute for Knowledge Management (IKM). That meant flying to Boston once a month and staying in the Marriott Kendal Square which was just over the road from the MIT […]
One of the things that most irritates me on social media is the complete ignorance people seem to have of the Straw-man fallacy in logic. For those not familiar with this perversion of reason it involves describing your opponent’s position in such a way as to demolish, not his or her actual position, but the […]
This fall I had the pleasure of being a member of the faculty for a Cynefin retreat on aesthetics and semiotics. It was a deep dive at the intersection of beauty and meaning and was, for me, a rare opportunity to “sense-make” in community. Often I’m left to do my deep sense-making in solitude, creating […]
One of my favorite walks in the Black Mountains is the ascent of the Cat’s Back followed by transit over Hay Bluff and Twmpa then down the long ridge of Darren Lwyd to Capel-y-Ffin. From there the path heads down the Vale of Ewyas before striking up an initially muddy slope before ascending over the […]
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