It has become cliché to say the world is getting more complex with every passing day. Increased access to vast amounts of information, social media, and ubiquitous computing make it seem as if the complexity of our world is increasing faster than we can comprehend it. But technology is not driving complexity, it is only making complexity more visible.
The reality is the world has always been a complex place, and human organizations have been complex since humanity first started forming social groups millennia ago. No amount of technology will reduce the complexity your organization is facing. But understanding complexity and learning to use it to your advantage will help you harness it and make it work for you.
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Source: IT Strategy