[Kb-complexity] Re: Kb-complexity Digest, Vol 8, Issue 1

["Victor@34sp" <victor@vmacgill.net>]

My maths is pretty basic - I got a C- at first year university 
mathematics 25 years ago, and while it stops me from understanding much 
of the depth of what complex is and how and why it works, I still find 
I  am able to gain tremendous benefit from understanding the general 
principles and philosophy underlying Complexity.

I think the first major step for learning to use complexity in the real 
world is simply the acceptance of the fact that very little of the world 
runs under linear principles and using models based on linear systems, 
while they may have many areas of applicability, they will always fall 
short of really describing accurately the world, and life in particular. 
Merely thinking in non-linear terms opens many possibilities and the 
greater the understanding of complexity, the clearer we become about 
what we can affect and what we can't, and they ways we can work with 
complex systems.
Cheers
Victor MAcGill

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> [Kb-complexity] Do you need maths for CS? How to use CS for Org Change?
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> Friday afternoon thoughts and questions for you...
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> Someone emailed me and asked,
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> "Do you need a maths degree to appreciate complexity
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> "Is there a route into complexity science so it can be
> picked up as a "mechanism" for organisational change?"
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> I have my own responses to this - but I'd like to ask
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> Looking forward to any replies.
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> Best wishes, Carol 
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