Thanks NF! I think you're pointing to a core reason why so many efforts to 'change' systems not only 'fail' but actually strengthen the underlying dynamics. A complexity approach sounds good but - a bit like spiritual disciplines - it's actually a demanding path if you really embrace it and want to catalyze some kind of lasting change. And part of what makes it demanding is that it often requires us to relinquish some deeply held assumptions and habitual ways of working.
Thanks NF! I think you're pointing to a core reason why so many efforts to 'change' systems not only 'fail' but actually strengthen the underlying dynamics. A complexity approach sounds good but - a bit like spiritual disciplines - it's actually a demanding path if you really embrace it and want to catalyze some kind of lasting change. And part of what makes it demanding is that it often requires us to relinquish some deeply held assumptions and habitual ways of working.