January 28, 2012
We are living in a time of major change, and if anything, that change is accelerating.
Today the basic forces of human endeavour - business, communications, culture, demography, economics, law, politics, science, technology amongst others, are all recalibrating at once, shaping a different world before our eyes.
These changes are both evolutionary and dynamic. The forces at work today are moving us into a networked world, where sustainability in business requires new ways of thinking about systems and communities in near real time. It is not about maintaining the status quo or pushing specific agendas. Rather it is about being able to understand change, influence its direction and knowing when and how to respond. In essence, it is about making sense of issues and complex problems today so as to act to make the right decisions.
Today the basic forces of human endeavour - business, communications, culture, demography, economics, law, politics, science, technology amongst others, are all recalibrating at once, shaping a different world before our eyes.
These changes are both evolutionary and dynamic. The forces at work today are moving us into a networked world, where sustainability in business requires new ways of thinking about systems and communities in near real time. It is not about maintaining the status quo or pushing specific agendas. Rather it is about being able to understand change, influence its direction and knowing when and how to respond. In essence, it is about making sense of issues and complex problems today so as to act to make the right decisions.
| Emerging Options are now blogging Here both myself and Viv Read will make blog posts about our journey through complexity – the ups and downs, the successes and of course failures and observations as we travel through and connect with networks of people trying to make sense of their world so they can act. We hope you will enjoy! Chris & Viv Visit our blog: Complexability |
Roger C. Shank cognitive scientist
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