The critique about the lack of explicit coercive complexity analysis applies equally to both #RadicalUncertainty & #Obliquity
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Critical Systems Thinking and Obliquity
Day 4 of assessing different books and #MikeCJackson #CriticalSystemsThinking
💡 #JohnKay #Obliquity even indirect methods can produce unintended consequences. No boundary critique or stakeholder analysis means no guarantee of alignment with ethical principles or stakeholder welfare.
#complexity
Critical Systems Thinking and Obliquity
Day 3 of assessing different books against #MikeCJackson #CriticalSystemsThinking
💡 #JohnKay #Obliquity explores indirect approach to tackling complex problems, and as CST, it recognizes that complex problems resist straightforward, linear solutions.
#complexity
In an unpredictable world, rigid planning often fails. Embracing obliquity—an adaptive, indirect approach—enables success through flexibility, learning from failure, and focusing on meaningful goals. #km #kmers #complexity #obliquity
This week's office hours have concluded. A few of us discussed some specific challenges with #Agile #Retrospectives and with making small change happen. #Obliquity
Fab example of #obliquity in #archaeology
“Radini & Warinner, did not set out to study the production of illuminated manuscripts. R. [sought] starch granules in tartar as a proxy for diet, & W. [sought] the DNA of ancient oral bacteria.”
#problemsolving