we now live in a world of complex adaptive systems (CSAs)-- systems with many interacting parts each of which exhibits behavior which is conditional upon the behavior of other related parts.
financial market turmoil, ecological deterioration, joblessness, population growth, disease, hunger, climate change, conflict, rapid urbanization -- are all complex adaptive systems
systems which are impossible to understand by summing the states of individual parts
CSAs present themselves as dilemmas, not problems -- a dilemma is an issue with no correct or perfect answer
to address dilemmas we must blend multiple minds and disciplines -- e.g. ideas in physics can help us understand economics and poverty -- we need intellectual integration on all of our business teams
CSAs are all around us even if we don't think about it. babies, drink, food, politics, terrorism, etc.
the photos above are all of CSAs -- we are immersed in a world of CSAs
No comments:
Post a Comment