Complicated vs Complex: What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?

BIG IDEA In A Few Words

Change is no longer the biggest challenge of leadership; it is the complexity in which change management occurs. Creativity is the most important leadership competency for those responsible for leading an organization in an increasingly complex world. The three driving factors of complexity are multiplicity, diversity and interdependency. Multiplicity asks, “How many variables are there?” Diversity asks, “How different are the variables from each other?” Interdependency asks, “How do the variables relate to each other?” Leading in complex times makes it harder to manage change, risk, information and people. Perhaps God is using complexity to encourage mutuality.