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{{a|devil|}}Organisational systems can be [[Simple system|simple]], [[Complicated system|complicated]] or [[Complex systems|complex]]. Best you know which one yours is. | {{a|devil|}}Organisational systems can be [[Simple system|simple]], [[Complicated system|complicated]] or [[Complex systems|complex]]. Best you know which one yours is. | ||
===[[Simple system]]s=== | |||
*{{complicated capsule}} | {{simple capsule}} | ||
*{{complex capsule}} | ====Examples==== | ||
*A cake recipe | |||
*(theoretically) a negotiation playbook, provided it has comprehensive escalation procedures (it’s really a disguised [[complicated system]]) | |||
===[[Complicated system]]s=== | |||
{{complicated capsule}} | |||
====Examples==== | |||
*Music performance | |||
*Chess, Go, Poker, Bridge | |||
===[[Complex system]]s=== | |||
{{complex capsule}} | |||
====Examples==== | |||
Types of complex system and what happens when they go wrong: | |||
*Nuclear power plant: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima | |||
*The environment (and any naturally selecting ecosystem, really): Covid-19; global warming | |||
*Air traffic control system: Name your air crash but two classics are Air New Zealand’s Mount Erebus disaster and ValuJet 592 [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/03/the-lessons-of-valujet-592/306534/ This is a ''fantastic'' article about the latter]. | |||
*Financial markets: Take your pick: [[LTCM]], [[Enron]], [[Global Financial Crisis]] | |||
*The world wide web | |||
{{sa}} | {{sa}} | ||
*[[Complexity]] | *[[Complexity]] | ||
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