In recent years another intellectual development has been reshaping how scientists think about systems and disturbances. Complexity science, systems thinking and ecological research have revealed that many natural and social systems operate through dynamic interactions, feedback loops and adaptive processes.
“The problem for nature is the foundation of societies which are structured with high complexity and at the same time unspecialised.” — Alfred North Whitehead, Process and Reality There are moments when language must change before anything else can. The way we speak about the Great Barrier Reef, […]
Every enterprise faces risks. Managing them is like doing homework we often try to skip in favour of more exciting pursuits. Managers know they must deal with risk. But many prefer to focus on innovation, growth, or strategy. And yet, nothing truly exciting in business can happen without […]
Climate models offer valuable scenarios, but they are still bounded by known variables and assumptions. When these scenarios are treated as definitive futures rather than possibilities, adaptation strategies risk becoming rigid and obsolete as new emergent conditions unfold. This fosters a tendency toward reactive planning, where strategies prepare for specific anticipated futures rather than a range of possible, unknowable futures.
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