A state-of-the-art guide to the new field of complexity-thetool leaders use to understand how people and organizations adaptin a world of rapid change.. Harnessing Complexity will beindispensable to anyone who wants to better comprehend how peopleand organizations can adapt effectively in the information age.This book is a step-by-step guide to understanding the processes ofvariation, interaction, and selection that are at work in allorganizations. The authors show how to use their own paradigm of"bottom up" management, the Complex Adaptive System-whether inscience, public policy, or private commerce. This simple model ofhow people work together will change forever how we think aboutgetting things done in a group."Harnessing Complexity distills themanagerial essence of current research on complexity.A veryvaluable contribution to the emerging theory of competition andcompetitive advantage. "-C.K. Prahalad, University of Michigan,coauthor of Competing for the Future"A brilliant exposition thatdemystifies both the theory and use of Complex AdaptiveSystems."-John Seely Brown, Xerox Corporation and Palo AltoResearch Center
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