These presentations were followed by a panel discussion with Ben Ramalingam, Robert Chambers and Chris Mowles on the ODI working paper, Exploring the science of complexity, which was published in February 2008.
The afternoon was comprised of an Open Space session on methods and approaches related to complexity and a peer-to-peer learning session exploring four real-world applications of complexity.
At the end of the meeting, it was decided that future seminars will be held in the ‘exploring the sciences of complexity’ series. The second one will be held at IDS on 3 October 2008 on Knowledge and Learning, and will feature Dave Snowden. Participants also called for building a collection of methodologies that people could use and adapt to help navigate their way through complex situations, though the exact shape this collection will take is yet undecided.
For more on the seminar, including presentations, click here
