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What is Complexity:
What is Complexity This short presentations offers a simple illustration of what ONTONIX means by complexity. Our definition of complexity is intuitive and reflects how the wide public perceives it. Complexity is a function of: Multiple information sources, Which are linked (inter-dependent), And which are often uncertain. With an increasing number of links and in the presence of high uncertainty, it is impossible to comprehend a system and to manage it. This corresponds to critical complexity .
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Value Chain Modelling Strategy Formulation Scenario Modelling Business Plan Creation Project Portfolio Organisational Design Performance Optimisation IT Infrastructure
Supply Chain Global Economy ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Multiple but independent sources of information Information sources are linked but number of dependencies is moderate Information sources are highly dependent Information sources are highly dependent and uncertain