A state-of-the-art guide to the new field of complexity-the
tool leaders use to understand how people and organizations adapt
in a world of rapid change.. Harnessing Complexity will be
indispensable to anyone who wants to better comprehend how people
and organizations can adapt effectively in the information age.
This book is a step-by-step guide to understanding the processes of
variation, interaction, and selection that are at work in all
organizations. The authors show how to use their own paradigm of
"bottom up" management, the Complex Adaptive System-whether in
science, public policy, or private commerce. This simple model of
how people work together will change forever how we think about
getting things done in a group."Harnessing Complexity distills the
managerial essence of current research on complexity.A very
valuable contribution to the emerging theory of competition and
competitive advantage. "-C.K. Prahalad, University of Michigan,
coauthor of Competing for the Future"A brilliant exposition that
demystifies both the theory and use of Complex Adaptive
Systems."-John Seely Brown, Xerox Corporation and Palo Alto
Research Center