Organizational culture emerges organically in organizations, which function as complex adaptive systems. It can’t be dictated by management, but it can be influenced by improving interactions among employees. By cultivating stronger connections between team members, organizations can create an environment where a healthy culture naturally evolves. Credit: David Gurteen People: David GurteenDavid Gurteen Keynote speaker, … Continue reading Cultivating a Healthy Organizational Culture That Naturally Evolves David Gurteen
Patricia Shaw was formerly a professor at the Business School of the University of Hertfordshire, where she co-founded the Complexity and Management Centre in 1995 with Ralph Stacey and Doug Griffin. She was also formerly a Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen Business School. She is now a fellow at Schumacher College. YouTubePatricia ShawGooglePatricia ShawPosts: Patricia … Continue reading Patricia Shaw Fellow at Schumacher College
In a complex or complex adaptive system, the notion of “problem-solving” is an illusion. Instead of definitive solutions, there is only an endless series of adaptive responses. Credit: David Gurteen People: David GurteenDavid Gurteen Keynote speaker, writer and conversational facilitatorBooks: David GurteenA Conversation Architect Designs Strategic Conversations David GurteenAPM Conference: Conversational Leadership David Gurteen (2016)Being … Continue reading There Are No Solutions Only Responses in Complex Adaptive Systems David Gurteen
Ralph Stacey’s book, “Complex Responsive Processes in Organizations: Learning and Knowledge Creation,” delves into the intricacies of organizational dynamics, focusing on the interplay between human behavior, decision-making, and knowledge generation within complex systems. Drawing from complexity theory, Stacey explores how organizations are not merely static structures but evolving, adaptive entities shaped by the actions and … Continue reading Complex Responsive Processes in Organizations: Learning and Knowledge Creation by Ralph Stacey (2001)
Retrospective Coherence in a Complex World What Is a System? ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The world is fast-changing and increasingly more turbulent. The problems and challenges we face are both complex and adaptive and … Continue reading Introduction: Complexity The world is fast-changing and increasingly more turbulent
Introduction: Complexity Complex Is Not the Same as Complicated Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Systems are integral to various aspects of life, from nature to technology. Understanding systems can be challenging due to their complexity and … Continue reading What Is a System? ** An interconnected set of elements organized in a way that achieves something
Complex Is Not the Same as Complicated Complex Systems ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Distinguishing between complex systems and complex adaptive systems is essential. The challenge is that these terms are often used interchangeably. By … Continue reading Complex Systems and Complex Adaptive Systems ** Complexity
Complex Systems and Complex Adaptive Systems ** Complex Adaptive Systems ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Complex Systems A complex system consists of many highly interconnected parts that dynamically interact with each other. The Internet and … Continue reading Complex Systems ** Many parts interacting with each other in multiple ways
Complex Systems ** Complex Responsive Processes Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Understanding Complex Adaptive Systems A complex adaptive system (CAS) is a type of system composed of numerous interconnected agents that interact with each other and … Continue reading Complex Adaptive Systems ** Complexity
Complex Adaptive Systems ** Constraints in Complex Systems Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Organizations are dynamic entities shaped by the interactions and relationships of their members. Traditional systems thinking often fails to account for this complexity. … Continue reading Complex Responsive Processes Ongoing patterns of interaction between people
Abstract Background Those attempting to implement changes in health care settings often find that intervention efforts do not progress as expected. Unexpected outcomes are often attributed to variation and/or error in implementation processes. We argue that some unanticipated variation in intervention outcomes arises because unexpected conversations emerge during intervention attempts. The purpose of this paper … Continue reading The Role of Conversation in Health Care Interventions Enabling sensemaking and learning
The book “Changing Conversations in Organizations” by Patricia Shaw explores a complexity-informed approach to organizational change that focuses on the self-organizing and emergent properties of conversation. Shaw suggests that real change happens through the ongoing, everyday conversations and interactions between people in organizations rather than through structured change programs or interventions designed and controlled by … Continue reading Changing Conversations in Organizations: A Complexity Approach to Change by Patricia Shaw (2002)
Constraints in Complex Systems Complex Adaptive Systems Vs. Complex Responsive Processes ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The Cynefin framework helps you make better decisions by helping you understand your situation/context and use an appropriate decision-making … Continue reading The Cynefin Framework A conceptual framework to help make decisions
The Cynefin Framework Conversations Are Complex Responsive Processes Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) Overview Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) are systems composed of many interacting components or agents that adapt or learn based … Continue reading Complex Adaptive Systems Vs. Complex Responsive Processes ** Complexity
Complex Adaptive Systems Vs. Complex Responsive Processes ** Conversations Through the Cynefin Lens Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Conversations are a familiar part of daily life, yet their complexity often goes unnoticed. Beneath the surface, they … Continue reading Conversations Are Complex Responsive Processes Conversations are dynamic, emergent interactions shaping organizational reality
Technical Challenges and Complex Adaptive Challenges Unintended Consequences Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Complex systems defy simplistic problem-solving. Rather than definitive solutions, we can only respond to the intricate web of interconnected elements. In a complex … Continue reading There Are No Solutions to Complex Challenges Only an endless series of adaptive responses
Adaptive Leadership ** The Role of Human Agency Within Actor-network Theory Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Society is shaped by both human and non-human factors. Traditional thinking often overlooks the influence of non-human entities like technology … Continue reading Actor-network Theory (ANT) Actor-Network Theory
Our World Is Hyperconnected We Humans Are Complex Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In our hyperconnected world, complexity has surged, leading to heightened volatility, uncertainty, and ambiguity. This increased complexity poses significant challenges in predicting outcomes, … Continue reading Our World Is Complex It is a VUCA world
