The new Science of Complexity has much to offer the process of change as it takes place in people's minds and organisations. We cannot control it because it has emergent, self-organising properties. As a result we have to start looking at living systems differently which has profound implications for the way we lead, manage and coach.

Below is a selection of concepts drawn from Complexity Theory which have relevance to the processes of learning and change.

Complex System Edge of Chaos Self-Organisation Autopoiesis Emergent Behaviour Emergent Leadership Transformational Leader Meaning Making System in Focus Coevolution Increasing Returns Attractors Bounded Instability Metaphor Fitness Landscape Chunking Languaging Unpredictability Ecosystems Possibility Space Memetics & Values Feedback Loops Structural Coupling x Network & Hierarchy

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