Harnessing ComplexityBasic Books, 01/08/2008 - 208 من الصفحات Harnessing Complexity will be indispensable to anyone who wants to better comprehend how people and organizations can adapt effectively in the information age. This book is a step-by-step guide to understanding the processes of variation, interaction, and selection that are at work in all organizations. The authors show how to use their own paradigm of "bottom up" management, the Complex Adaptive System-whether in science, public policy, or private commerce. This simple model of how people work together will change forever how we think about getting things done in a group. "Harnessing Complexity distills the managerial essence of current research on complexity. "A very valuable contribution to the emerging theory of competition and competitive advantage."-C.K. Prahalad, University of Michigan, coauthor of Competing for the Future "A brilliant exposition that demystifies both the theory and use of Complex Adaptive Systems."-John Seely Brown, Xerox Corporation and Palo Alto Research Center |
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... possible and what consequences they will likely produce. When we do, we can choose the action that seems most promising, perhaps recognizing some risk that an unwanted outcome could occur. We order clothing from a catalog. We expect to ...
... possible and what consequences they will likely produce. When we do, we can choose the action that seems most promising, perhaps recognizing some risk that an unwanted outcome could occur. We order clothing from a catalog. We expect to ...
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... possible change in a policy (such as new store opening hours), we are considering interventions in a system. But what might make a system we are interested in complex? This is a question to which we will be returning, but let us begin ...
... possible change in a policy (such as new store opening hours), we are considering interventions in a system. But what might make a system we are interested in complex? This is a question to which we will be returning, but let us begin ...
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... possible futures. But the usual approaches to designing an intervention grind to a halt if we acknowledge that we do not know what might happen as a consequence of our actions. When experts are asked to forecast the future and its ...
... possible futures. But the usual approaches to designing an intervention grind to a halt if we acknowledge that we do not know what might happen as a consequence of our actions. When experts are asked to forecast the future and its ...
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... possible for smaller systems—think of the gigantic number of colliding molecules in a perfect gas, where pressure, temperature, and volume conform to Boyle's Law. Conversely, there are some notable complex system models, such as ...
... possible for smaller systems—think of the gigantic number of colliding molecules in a perfect gas, where pressure, temperature, and volume conform to Boyle's Law. Conversely, there are some notable complex system models, such as ...
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... possible actions. We would compare the results taking shape to the artificial selection principles of animal husbandry (a field that much interested the youthful Darwin). Analyzing complex systems within the framework does not assure ...
... possible actions. We would compare the results taking shape to the artificial selection principles of animal husbandry (a field that much interested the youthful Darwin). Analyzing complex systems within the framework does not assure ...
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