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SUMMARY:Foresight in the Time of Simplicity, Complexity and Chaos Webi
 nar
DESCRIPTION:Date: August 13, 2009\nTime: 5 to 7 PM CDT\nFee: None\n\nW
 e live and work in an environment laced with complex systems. While th
 ere are many definitions of complexity, some characteristics of comple
 x systems of interest to us most, like the ones creating our present e
 nvironment, are:\n\nBehavior is sensitive to initial conditions\nCause
  and effect and not related\nUnpredictability\nNonreversible\nWill eit
 her result in chaos or criticality\n\nHere the term chaos is used in t
 he same way as it is in the Hesiod trinity – chaos, gaia, eros – n
 ot randomness but the source of creation.\n\nEconomies, markets, and t
 echnological development have become complex systems. And, almost all 
 of the systems in nature are complex systems, including people. An und
 erstanding of complexity is vital to organizations and individuals.\n\
 nWhat does foresight mean in today's environment? How do manage differ
 ently if the environment is simple, complex or chaotic? Will we have t
 o change the way we look at everything?\n\nThese and other questions w
 ill be answered by Paul Schumann's provocative discussion as he covers
 :\n\nForesight\n1, 2, A Few, Many\nChaos, Gaia, Eros\nSimplicity, Comp
 lexity, Emergence & Fractals\nExamples of Emergence & Complexity\nMass
 ively Parallel vs. Mathematical Modeling\nCharacteristics: Simple and 
 Complex\nStrategy\nForesight redux\n\n\n\n\nPaul Schumann is a futuris
 t and an innovation consultant. He is the president and co-founder of 
 Glocal Vantage Inc. (GVI)\n\nHe has been a technologist and technology
  manager in the semiconductor industry (IBM), internal entrepreneur (I
 BM), cultural change agent (IBM), and consultant (Technology Futures a
 nd Glocal Vantage). With 49 years of professional experience, Paul is 
 still excited about learning, and sharing what he is learning.\n\nHe i
 s the founder, past president, and member of the board of the Central 
 Texas Chapter of the World Future Society. Paul is a member of the adv
 isory boards of the Marketing Research Association and ACC's Center fo
 r Community-based and Nonprofit Organizations. He is also involved wit
 h Texas Forums and Extreme Democracy. He is the creator and director o
 f the Insights – Intelligence – Innovation Collaborative (In3C).\n
 \nPaul is a fan of web 2.0 technologies and has applied them to his ow
 n work, and to create market intelligence systems for clients. He is e
 xcited to see their application in democracy. His interests also inclu
 de media ecology and complexity.\n\nFor more information visit https:/
 /www.classroom20.com/events/foresight-in-the-time-of
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CONTACT:512.632.6586
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Schumann":https://www.classroom20.com/profile/PaulS
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