COMPLEXITY MATTERS (BLOG)
Plexus Institute has always shared posts and newsletters focused on compelling complexity news and insights, a significant new book or article, an important development in science, new thinking and practices from members of the global Plexus community, or simply something intriguing that highlights why Complexity Matters in our daily lives.
CURRENT POSTS
Creating and Distributing Value – Where to Begin?
The complex topic of "value" in human systems is the focus of Chris Lawer’s current work at Umio where he explores the difficult-to-grasp and oft-debated concept of value, with a particular focus on health and care (eco)systems. Chris begins with the main theories of value that have emerged over two [...]
Researchers + Practitioners = Social Good
What Happens When Researchers and Practitioners Connect to Advance Social Good in a Complex World? Plexus Institute is all too familiar with the failure of social policies because outdated linear approaches are used to manage disruptive, emergent processes. The result can lead to institutional disarray and failure with direct consequences [...]
Is Your Mind Playing Games?
Why are family reunions and holiday gatherings so often prone to free-floating angst, irrational episodes and inexplicable outbursts? Such eruptions may have origins that are utterly obscure or only dimly remembered, but complexity science can help us make sense of them. In his extraordinary book The Developing Mind, How Relationships [...]
Witness a Self Organizing System at Pebble Ledge Ranch
A zebra chasing bubbles, a pony drumming, horses helping people heal, leaders listening from within, a herd running free - just another day at Pebble Ledge Ranch. Meet Toby, grazing in the field. If you look closely, you'll see Holly, the zebra, in the background of the [...]
“The Commons Project” Moving Toward a Feasibility Study
Over the past several months, Plexus Catalyst Mike Taylor engaged a diverse network of individuals, institutions and groups representing four continents and a variety of professional talents to support further development of our newest project “The Commons.” The next step is to create the strategy for a feasibility study which will seek funding and [...]
Parrots Think Like….
Scientists keep discovering important traits in animals that were once considered exclusively human. So when you hear references to bird brains, think about how our behavioral connection to parrots offers insights into addressing large scale social and environmental issues. A New York Times story by Natalie Angier reports researchers who study [...]