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Tag Archives: Complex
The Impact and Opportunity of Generative AI on Learning in 250 words
To find simplicity, we sometimes need to travel through the complex. Here i’ll share a simple view about Generative AI and learning in just 250 words. Better not waste any. ‘Generative AI’ describes a family of algorithms that deliver seemingly … Continue reading
Posted in Learning
Tagged AI, Change, Complex, complexity, Generative AI, Learning, Simplicity
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Confusion, Cascades and Combinant Effects
Whilst attributed to Gene Kranz, Mission Controller for Apollo, the quote ‘Failure is not an option’ was actually penned by the screenwriters of the 1995 Apollo 13 film. Kranz just liked it so much that he claimed it back for … Continue reading
Posted in Failure
Tagged Apollo, Book, Complex, complexity, Control, Failure, Leadership, Moon
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Building Complexity
This week i’m running sessions around ‘Failure, Complexity and Control’, based around my book ‘To The Moon and Back – Leadership Reflections from Apollo’. Today i’ve been working on this quick illustration as i tie up the loose ends and … Continue reading
In Search of Risk
The term ‘Risk’ defines our exposure to danger, but it’s held in many different ways, in many different spaces, and through varied mechanisms. Many of our forward facing conversations, about change, about innovation, about leadership, involve aspects of risk, some … Continue reading
Complexity and Belief
This is a #WorkingOutLoud post exploring complexity, and the role of belief: it relates to several broader strands of work that explore the social structure of Organisations, and the mechanisms of change. At heart, Organisations are made up of components, … Continue reading
Posted in Complexity
Tagged Complex, complexity, Failure, Leadership, Organisational Design, People
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A State Of Radical Complexity
When the banks collapsed in the last financial crisis, there was a phrase bandied about, that some were ‘too big to fail’. This week i’ve been pondering something of the opposite: are some organisations ‘too big to succeed’. I’m not … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Complex, complexity, Control, Organisational Design, Power
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Complex Collaboration
One of the core themes around the Socially Dynamic Organisation is that it deeply connected: not simply through formal hierarchy, but through webs of trust, reputation, respect, and fairness. These bonds sit primarily within the social system, hence the journey … Continue reading
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Tagged Collaboration, Complex, complexity, Engagement, humility, Power, Social Leadership, Social Learning, Systems, Trust
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To Simple, Through Complexity
Agility comes through fluidity: an ability to adapt to circumstance, to diagnose, to deploy, to learn. In essence, it’s simple: codify enough into process to give replicability and scale, keep enough freedom to adapt, to change course as circumstance demands. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptability, Agile, Agility, Amplification, BA, British Airways, brute force, Community, Complex, complexity, Customer Service, Organisation, Simple, Simplicity, Social Age
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Why small details make a huge difference: how do you drive a Toyota Prius?
Today, i am saving the world, one mile at a time. You see, i’ve got a long journey to make and i hired a Toyota Prius, the eco pioneer vehicle of choice, with it’s ground breaking ability to run on … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Complexity, Concepts, Design, Global, Learning
Tagged cars, Complex, Driving, Eco, elderly ladies, engine management system, Learning, long journey, Simplicity, Toyota Prius
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