Avainsana: complexity

• System thinking and understanding complexity are keys to solve wicked problems

  The world is very complex and big global problems need complex answers. You cannot fix world’s problems like Alexander the Great of Macedonia cut the Gordian Knot with his sword. Populist politicians and sometimes even scientists, often show easy answers to really complex problems; Like climate change is solved by planting more trees or with…

  Daniel Elkama

  26.6.2024

  Yleinen

  climate change, complexity, society, system theory, system thinking, wicked problems

• Global village, a bit fly and diversity – systems and synergy

  When two things interact with each other, a system is created. The system of two components is the simplest possible system, for example the Earth and the Moon form a system where they affect each other with their attraction. Compared to this, our entire Solar System is a very complex system with millions of components.…

  Daniel Elkama

  30.11.2023

  Yleinen

  biodiversity, climate, climate change, complexity, cooperation, dystopy, ecology, economy, ecosystems, enlightment, environmental change, environmental philosophy, globalization, philosophy, rules, society, solidarity, system, system theory, systems thinking, utopy

• Path dependency, scenarios, change, sustainable development and wisdom

  The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus stated: ”Everything flows (changes). Nothing stays in place. — We both step and do not step into the same rivers, we are and we are not.” Everything in the world is under constant change, either fast or very slow. The continental plates move a few millimeters or centimeters a year.…

  Daniel Elkama

  9.11.2023

  Yleinen

  complexity, environmental science, ethics, path dependency, philosophy, sustainable development, values