[HN Gopher] Strategy and Complex Systems (2020) [pdf]
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       Strategy and Complex Systems (2020) [pdf]
        
       Author : zeeshanqureshi
       Score  : 59 points
       Date   : 2021-06-01 15:28 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | paulbjensen wrote:
       | I studied it as a module at Cass Business School back in 03-06.
       | To see it mentioned here in a completely different environment to
       | the one I studied in has been a pleasant surprise.
       | 
       | I loved how it explained the counter-intuitively of rising crime
       | whilst drug busts put dope on the table, or the risks of an
       | aggressive or non-compliant fishing policy being the EU, or the
       | tale of a group selling their model to a hedge fund for a small
       | fortune.
       | 
       | So many potential ways to use this, and unfortunately I never
       | encountered it at workplaces in my career. I think that's when
       | you realise that sometimes the ideas have to be presented by
       | yourself.
        
       | rjknight wrote:
       | Is this document incomplete? It outlines some interesting topics,
       | but it can't be said to "explore the details of complexity in
       | general, and complex systems, specifically, in the context of
       | business strategy" as set out in the Purpose section.
        
       | neatze wrote:
       | After skimming through, awesome overview, but to me article
       | should have mentioned; modularity, diversity, and specialization
       | as an critical aspects of self-organization.
        
       | quantum_state wrote:
       | One might be better off just to visualize things as an ecosystem
       | and look at the potential paths of evolution from the perspective
       | of value added ... the rest follows naturally ...
        
         | zeeshanqureshi wrote:
         | How does one arrive at a standard definition for 'value'?
        
           | magicink81 wrote:
           | https://strategyn.com/2019/11/06/customer-needs-through-a-
           | jo...
        
       | hestefisk wrote:
       | This is a brief summary of an incredible field of research -
       | systems theory and operations research. If you are interested,
       | there are some really good authors to read -- Peter Senge, Peter
       | Checkland, and Stafford Beer (inventor of viable systems model).
        
         | zeeshanqureshi wrote:
         | Thanks for the recommendations. I just watched a clip of Beer's
         | conference at Monterrey Tec on his ideas about 'The Intelligent
         | Organization' - incredible indeed!
        
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