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{{ | {{a|devil|{{subtable|{{complex capsule}}}}}}[[All other things being equal]], a bummer. A violation of [[Occam’s razor]]; a source of confusion, a time-sink, a material contributor to catastrophic [[normal accident]]s; a ''[[waste]]'' — yet in a [[distributed network]] of autonomous bodies, a total inevitability. The more sophisticated the group of individuals, the greater the rate of complexification. | ||
===[[Complicated]] versus [[complex]]=== | |||
Things can be merely [[complicated]] without being [[complex]]. ''Complicated'' problems are naturally difficult, but you can solve them with rules and [[algorithm]]s. The systems and processes, by which The Man commands and controls employees can manage this kind of ''complicatedness''. | |||
[[Algorithm]]s, systems and processes ''don’t'' work for [[complex]] problems, however. Complex problems involve independent, autonomous agents interacting in un-anticipatable ways. No pre-defined rule-set can anticipate the interactions. [[Black swan]]s, [[technology]] disruptions but also interlocking ''complicated'' systems (nuclear power plants, space shuttles, air-traffic control systems are [[complex]]. | |||
====Identify your systems==== | |||
Is your system simple, complicated or complex? | |||
*{{simple capsule}} | |||
*{{complicated capsule}} | |||
*{{complex capsule}} | |||
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*[[Barnacle]]s | *[[Barnacle]]s | ||
*{{br|Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies}} by the magnificent {{author|Charles Perrow}}. | *{{br|Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies}} by the magnificent {{author|Charles Perrow}}. | ||