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Systems thinking as a leadership practice

by Alex Braddell | 2015

Blog describing the Iceberg Model, a structured way of observing and understanding  systems and thinking through complex problems

Keywords:
Complexity, Leadership development, Systems theory
Resource type:
Tools and guidance
Formats:
Online articles

Complex adaptive systems: evidence review

by Alex Braddell | 2015

Collates more than 100 articles and research papers about complex adaptive systems thinking

Keywords:
Complexity, Health care, Systems theory
Resource type:
Scholarly research
Formats:
Downloadable documents

Wicked problems and clumsy solutions: the role of leadership

by Leadership Centre | 2014

Influential article differentiating between tame, wicked and critical problems, and associating these with management, leadership and command approaches to their solution. Wicked problems need us to go beyond internally coherent approaches and adopt so called ‘clumsy solutions’ that use the skills of ‘bricoleurs’ to pragmatically engage whatever comes to hand  

Keywords:
Clumsy solutions, Complexity, Cultural change, Leadership development, Systems theory, Wicked issues
Resource type:
Scholarly research
Formats:
Downloadable documents