…acting with the intention of enabling rather than constraining doesn’t guarantee what will emerge in practice…
Chris Rodgers on Twitter answering some questions through the perspective of social complex processes:
@RSessions Thx for interesting insights into your thinking re simplifying “enterprise architecture” and seeking greater ‘coherence’. @johnt
@RSessions Paper’s theme seems to be about ‘doing things better and getting them right’–as defined by set of universal design laws…@johnt
I see all ‘architecture’ (formal structures, systems etc) as both enabling and constraining human action/ interaction…@RSessions @johnt
Simplifying unnecessarily complicated ‘architecture’ has appeal and might usefully inform managers’ intentions…@RSessions @johnt
…but acting with the intention of enabling rather than constraining doesn’t guarantee what will emerge in practice… @RSessions @johnt
Rationality, control, predictability, optimality, universality don’t reflect the complex social dynamics of organization… @RSessions @johnt
Instead identity, ideology, interest, informality, power, paradox and self-organizing patterning of interactions… @RSessions @johnt
…better describe the complex social dynamics and everyday politics of organizational life thru’ which outcomes emerge. @RSessions @johnt
John Tropea
@RSessions what do u mean non complex org…as long as there is people interacting orgs are always complex
use past + 4sight 2 b prepared but that only takes care of a tiny lot of possibilities u may encounter @RSessions @pauljansen @ChrisPRodgers
@RSessions @kkostuck @complexified @chrisprodgers this is by @jurgenappelo airplane = complicated, air flight = complex johntropea.tumblr.com/post/686150371…
@kkostuck @RSessions @ChrisPRodgers complexity isn’t a result of anything, it just is
@RSessions @ChrisPRodgers @pauljansen how can you eliminate complexity…you can’t tell the world to stop…there’s always a gift or outlier
@complexified @ChrisPRodgers @RSessions yes make things simpler if you can but some things just r complicated so we consult experts to help
@RSessions @ChrisPRodgers @pauljansen @snowden sorry that should be complexity: eliminate vs navigate…yeah that sounds better
