Chris Mowles
@mowlescomplexity
Professor of Complexity and Management at the University of Hertfordshire. Blogs at Author of Complexity: a key idea for business and society.
Here are some resources on complexity, uncertainty and emergence from a variety of different fields, to challenge orthodox thinking:
Thinking about the role of consultants and leaders in organisations, and how to get out of the way.
Some thoughts on the political and ethical implications of having 'difficult conversations.'
Thinking about improvisational groups and speculative pragmatism.
When the weather’s like this, maybe on the cusp of spring, hats, coats, gloves feel a bit ridiculous.
This year’s Complexity and Management Conference, 6-8th June 25 has Prof Carolyn Pedwell as keynote. The conference is entitled: Transformative possibilities in the everyday – habit, affect and the unconscious. You can book here: www.eshop.herts.ac.uk/pd/2363?code... The fee includes all costs.
The ubiquitous use of ‘tool’ as I mentioned in a previous post rather than symbol in this case
Published today: Complexity and Organisations: researching practice. if you want to read about the role of grief and loss, culture and belonging, doubt, shame, disappointment, compromise, non-human actors, the politics of endings and ethics, then this volume will be of great relevance.