complexity

Observant-Dependant Social World

There has been some discussion about the world being complex in all instances or if we could consider some things simple. Most…

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Intention and Concern – Why Re-Interpret Stories and Not Change Mindsets

Let’s make a new distinction together. We’ll look at ourselves as human beings acting in the world and ask what is behind…

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Reality Bias: How Our Tendency to Simplify Causes Us to Miss Out

We all tend as human beings to generate a coherent explanation of events that simplify reality to reduce anxiety and allow decision-making…

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Another Set of Data for Complex Systems: Why Knowing Reality is Not Enough

The world’s reality might be a significant constraint, but it is not enough to clarify what is going on.

The reason is that we don’t see the world as it is but see it as we are. And although I believe the world eventually catches up with our illusions, this does not bring clarity but chaos. Even so, this eventual clarity does not come within a workable timeline, and it might be too late to change….

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The Magic of Language: How We Use Words to Make Things Happen

People get excited about things we cannot explain, that look a bit magical and sometimes esoteric, but there is so much in our daily interactions that are taken for granted and if we look closer there is a lot of value. The way we are able to use language as human beings to make things happen together is one of those things. …

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How Much Participation Should We Have to Decide This?

The decision-makers biggest mistake is not understanding the decision-making process they should use in a specific situation. Every decision has different characteristics,…

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Building Trust in Society and your Organisation

Why is Building Trust Important? Trust is a social construct that provides a measure of security, a way we can cope with…

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Diversity in Personality: Learning, Inclusion and Pseudo-Science

It has been more than a decade that I host the same workshop on personality dynamics. Together with my work with Diversity…

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Sociopoiesis — The Evolution of Social Systems Theory

  As I was reading and preparing to explore how social systems have evolved in paradigms over time, I’ve heard that Professor…

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Psychological Safety and Rocket Science

rocket science, noun : the science of designing or building rockets also : something that is very difficult to learn or understand…

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