🌟 The picture shows phase shifts between domains in white, with the ordered domains overlapping. Dave Snowden put the #complex and ‘removal of constraints’ together as this is really a boundary condition: he was thinking and working on the boundary domains in #Cynefin. So the dominant, lowest energy cost domain is complex, but that requires comfort with uncertainty and a degree of self #organization.
🌟 To step up to complicated, created boundaries or good practice takes energy but once done we are in a plateau state and have stability for a long period of time. Dave then portrayed Obvious as a steep climb of high energy to a potentially unstable state of best practice. Removal of #constraints is an overhang – the climbing metaphor emerging here. In that case, there will be a return to #complexity.
🌟 The logic behind the complex domain (quadrant) being lower than the chaos domain (quadrant)❓ 🌟 The simple answer to this is that chaos is not a stable state. The absence of constraints will not sustain itself without considerable energy being exerted. In a major crisis true chaos does not last for long, constraints quickly appear.
🌟 This transitory nature can worry people who want to use Cynefin as a simple categorisation model as they want to fill the chaos domain with ‘things’ whereas in full use both #chaos and Disorder are temporary states.
🌟 The quote and answer were extracted from one of Dave’s thoughts on “Energy Gradients” back in 2017. The reason for sharing this here is to help educate us on current trending topics and ongoing training. You are always welcome to engage with our open-source thinking, which includes over ✨ 3000 blog posts…https://thecynefin.co/our-thinking/
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