Better Understanding

Now is the time to better understand the impacts the ever-evolving landscape of the modern workplace is causing for boards. Organisations are increasingly facing more complications and greater complexity. Although the terms “complexity” and “complicated” are often used interchangeably, it’s important to recognise that they represent distinct concepts, particularly in the context of an organisation’s board.

Complexity versus Complicated

The notion of complexity involves systems with many interconnected parts and variables that interact in unpredictable ways. While something that is complicated involves intricate but ultimately understandable structures or processes.

Something that is complex requires an approach that is holistic and interdisciplinary. It requires more of, working with, rather than against, the various elements and forces, provided it is understood within an ecosystem.

For the complicated, it can usually be approached using step-by-step methods and the outcomes are more predictable.

Hence, complex problems, being generally unpredictable in nature, benefit from an adaptive and flexible approach, however, complicated problems can generally be approached by using systematic and struc