Saturday, January 29, 2011

Complexity - the simple path to success in development | Owen Barder | Global development | guardian.co.uk

Complexity - the simple path to success in development | Owen Barder | Global development | guardian.co.uk: "Complexity - the simple path to success in development

The development industry lacks mechanisms which are common in successful complex systems, such as specialisation and exchange, and feedback, which drives out poor performance and scales up success"

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Tunisia: A Digitally-Driven, Leaderless Revolution

Tunisia: A Digitally-Driven, Leaderless Revolution: "5. Rapid evolution of self-assembling dynamic networks in streets enabled in digital space"

Monday, January 3, 2011

Science advisers must open up about uncertainties - SciDev.Net

Science advisers must open up about uncertainties - SciDev.Net: "There is a need to move from a narrow focus on risk to broader and deeper understanding of incomplete knowledge, he argues. Accepting that knowledge is complex by nature promises to deliver guidance that is more rigorous and robust, leaving policymakers accountable for their decisions."