complexity

Complexity theory - as it's applied to organisations - is a way of understanding how a community, an organisation or any group of living things actually behaves in the real world.

Viewing organisations as complex adaptive/evolving systems, complexity thinking discourages approaches that are linear, bounded and overtly analytical. It also discourages any attempt to find simple solutions or, indeed, solutions of any kind - preferring instead a process of continual engagement and adaptation.

Follow the links below to Triarchy publications in this field. Articles and Idioticon entries are available for you to read online, free of charge:

Books

Complexity Demystified: A Guide for Practitioners
(2011; 268 pages)
Drawing on the authors' wide experience of handling projects at a national and international level, this guide presents a clear and systematic framework for how to work with complexity to bring about sustainable change in practice.

Adventures in Complexity: For Organisations Near the Edge of Chaos
(2009, 146 pages)
Offers a more introductory approach to show how complexity theory can be applied in/to organisations. Shows you how to understand things in a complex situation.