Innovation is once again accelerating as no other generation has experienced before, rendering the old playbook ineffective and invalidating the assumptions of the iron triangle and traditional Project Management.
Despite this, many companies and leaders remain trapped in an outdated paradigm.
Therefore while we can accurately predict the position of a planet in the sky 400 years from now, we cannot predict if and when certain projects will be completed.
Hadn't we already tackled this challenge in software development around 2000?

This session will explore what is Complexity, its origins, what can be done about it, and why many organisations are still refractory to Complexity-Thinking.
By the end of this session, you will be able to discriminate between Complex problems and ordered linear problems.
You will be equipped with heuristics, behaviours and principles of Complexity-Thinking to break free from the anxiety of control, intolerance of ambiguity and uncertainty, and desire for simple narratives and alluring promises, to tackle and thrive in everyday Complexity.

Target Audience:
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- business owners, tech and product leaders tackling the complexities of ever-accelerating change and exponential innovation, and
- team members, facilitators, managers, leaders
- those who got into Agile post-2010 and missed out on the real paradigm shift
- anyone having to make and keep promises to their customers in the presence of uncertainties, unknowns and unforeseeable change.

Level:
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novice with working experience on projects/product development initiatives.

Learning objectives
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By the end of this session, you will
a) have an overview of Complexity, its origins, and the reasons why many organisations are still refractory to Complexity-Thinking
b) be able to discriminate between Complex problems and ordered linear problems.
c) be equipped with heuristics, behaviours and principles of Complexity-Thinking to break free from the old paradigm to tackle and thrive in everyday Complexity

Keywords:
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Wicked Problems, VUCA, Complexity, Complexity-Thinking, Complexity Science, Human Complexity , System-Thinking, Agility, Resilience, Adaptability

Presentation length & format
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60/75 minutes

Storytelling accompanied by a limited number of supporting slides, followed by group activities, open conversations and Q&A with the audience.
For larger crowds, questions posting and voting will be used to prioritise questions and topics that interest the largest portion of the audience.

Previous presentation iterations
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- Two dry-runs
- One presentation to company leaders, managers and sr team members

Based on my work with these two books: https://leanpub.com/b/tackleelusiveproblemsandthriveinthebleeding-edgetechindustry