books about: complexity     books:       Complexity: A Guided Tour32 reviews Melanie Mitchell Oxford University Press, USA, 2009 Self-organization Student When reading this book in conjunction with my self-organization class was quite interesting. If you read the book for many of the topics it helps me to concentrate on the idea of entropy. If you follow this general flows many of the topics become clear and you grasp much more of what is going on. You might take away research ideas like I did.             Robert Venturi: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture6 reviews Robert Venturi "The Museum of Modern Art, New York", 2002 Gateway towards looking at architecture I had to read this book for a class specifically regarding Robert Venturi and the postmodernism movement that he became a leading proponent of. However, this book is NOT a manifesto for a postmodern vacabulary- rather, this book looks at all architecture from the Parthenon to the common family home. Let me say that I have read many architectural theory books, but nothing that really inspired me ...             Simply Complexity: A Clear Guide to Complexity Theory6 reviews Neil Johnson Oneworld Publications, 2009 A fine introduction to what Complexity is all about. If you are unfamiliar with Complexity Theory ("The Science of Sciences") then this is a great book to start with. Neil Johnson has done an impeccable job of keeping the intricacies of Complexity within a very manageable framework that any layman can understand. Take this quote for example: "Complexity can be summed up by the phrase "Two's company, three is a crowd." In other words, Complexity ...             Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach14 reviews Sanjeev Arora, Boaz Barak Cambridge University Press, 2009 A comprehensive modern textbook This is a very comprehensive and detailed book on computational complexity. Its target audience are the advanced undergraduates or the first-year graduate students in computational science or a related field. The book has many good and interesting exercises and is very suitable as a textbook. It can be used as a self-study textbook for researchers in other fields as well. However, the notation ...             The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life6 reviews Len Fisher Basic Books, 2009 Let's Vote On It In many ways this book is a continuation of How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer. Whereas Lehrer explores the edge between actually thinking about our choices versus going with your gut, Len Fisher's The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life explores some of the surprising mathematics of decision-making. If you have 100 candidates for a job, you should interview the first 37 ...             Managing Business Complexity: Discovering Strategic Solutions with Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation3 reviews Michael J. North, Charles M. Macal Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Simplifying the complex I purchased this text to assist me in completing my doctoral dissertation that is based on complexity theory. The authors simplify agent-based modeling to the point that anyone interested can quickly get indoctrinated into the arena and, at a minimum, be able to understand and converse the major topics. For those like me who wish to delve even further into the research of complexity, the text is ...             Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos71 reviews M. Mitchell Waldrop Simon & Schuster, 1992 A superb account of the emergence of the science of Emergent Complexity. This is a brilliant and riveting account of the birth of the science of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute told in the form of detailed and human biographical profiles of some the leading scientific voices in the movement. Some reviewers here have complained that this isn't a book of science, per se, but more of history. While you will not find the math, code, detailed analysis of various ...             Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Therapy7 reviews Pamela A., Ph.D. Hays American Psychological Association (APA), 2007 Thanks Great transaction! The book looks great at a great price! Thanks making the transaction so easy!             Cross-cultural Partnerships: Navigating the Complexities of Money and Mission1 review Mary T. Lederleitner, Duane Elmer Intervarsity Press, 2010 Avoiding some pitfalls of 'helping' unhelpfully This book covers many common areas where cross-cultural partnerships are threatened by mismatches of values or practices which result in unmet or broken expectations on one or both sides of the partnership. Counsel is humbly shared on how to forestall common problems, how to extend proper dignity and mutuality in partner relationships, and some best practices to build toward success. Full of ...             Complexity Avalanche: Overcoming the Threat to Technology Adoption3 reviews J.B. Wood Point B Inc, 2009 Hitting on all cylinders Wood's assessment of the gap between what technical functionality we can provide users with, and what they can actually use, is an accurate starting point and foundation for the entire book. The corporate focus of high tech companies must shift to provide appropriate value-add services that enable people to get the most out of the technology delivered. The book is a comprehensive look as the ...             Lean for the Process Industries: Dealing with Complexity2 reviews Peter L. King Productivity Press, 2009 Good learnings from this book The book was very helpful. Nice job of explaining the differences between discrete and process manufacturing while providing a common sense approach to applying lean in the process world. You will want to read this if you've been frustrated by the lack of process examples. It would also be helpful to those making the transition from a discrete to a process industry.             Facilitating Organization Change: Lessons from Complexity Science4 reviews Edwin E. Olson, Glenda H. Eoyang, ... Pfeiffer, 2001 practical book about promising org. change approach This is an interesting book about an approach to managing and changing organizations, which is quite different from traditional change approaches: complexity theory. You might think: "Ah, here we go again.... Is this just the next new management hype, destined to be forgotten soon?" I don't think so. I think complexity theory is to be taken a bit more serious than that. What is it? It is a ...             Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: A Framework for Clinicians and Counselors3 reviews Pamela A. Hays American Psychological Association (APA), 2001 Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: A Framework for Clinicians and Counselors It's an excellent book by all standards. It's more than met my expectation. It was a new book anyway.It also came on time. Thanks.             Complexity and the Nexus of Leadership: Leveraging Nonlinear Science to Create Ecologies of Innovation3 reviews Jeffrey Goldstein, James K. Hazy, ... Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 Bringing complexity science to public, private and nonprofit management Jeffrey Goldstein and his co-authors really hit a home run with Complexity and the Nexus of Leadership. I've been waiting to see a book like this for a long, long time. I'll use it in my graduate "capstone" course in our Masters in Public Administration (MPA) program and in an executive education course also offered by the the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Bloch School of Business and ...             Elegant Complexity: A Study of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest5 reviews Greg Carlisle SSMG Press, 2007 THANK YOU, GREG CARLISLE! I just recieved, "Elegant Complexity: A Study Of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest" and I salute you, Mr. Carlisle! I have read, "Infinite Jest" TWICE - and David Foster Wallace is a genius! You left NO stone unturned. You answered one of the most perplexing chapters of, "Infinite Jest" (listed on chapter 22 of your book) "Triggering Situation". I am not a mathematic person, and I could NOT ...             Planning with Complexity: An Introduction to Collaborative Rationality for Public Policy1 review Judith E Innes, David E Booher Routledge, 2010 This is an excellent research-based book on collaboration Judith Innes and David Booher's book on planning with complexity is an extremely important contribution to the literature on how to advance the common good in collaborative, shared-power, no-one-fully-in-charge settings. Based on a number of very detailed case studies and a good understanding of the relevant literatures (to which they themselves have contributed), the book carefully explores what ...             Systems Thinking, Second Edition: Managing Chaos and Complexity: A Platform for Designing Business ...27 reviews Jamshid Gharajedaghi President and CEO of Interact former director of The Busch Center the research arm of the Systems Sciences Department and Adjunct Professor of Systems Sciences at The Wharton School University of Pennyslvania Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005 A True Cipher Key To Business Design / Re-Engineering This is one of the most important books written in the last 30 years. It is about moving beyond process, synthetic and analytical thinking as singular means of improving business. It is a key to understanding that all of these methods are insufficient on their own as a means of creating optimum results, continuous improvement and business development. We all understand that in the greatest ...             One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value4 reviews Marc Effron, Miriam Ort Harvard Business Press, 2010 Finally, a book with practical suggestions that decrease complexity! Excellent book. The authors make a good case for eliminating the complexity that pervades our profession, and provide detailed examples of how to actually implement change to provide real value to the business. I think if we took the advice in this book, we would no longer see "Why We Hate HR" kind of articles A few things I specifically liked: -provides empirical research on each topic ...             Harnessing Complexity: Organizational Implications of a Scientific Frontier10 reviews Robert Axelrod, Michael D. Cohen Basic Books, 2001 A beginner's view As my first venture into the world of complexity and complex adaptive systems this was an interesting book. A lot of what I anecdotally thought about complexity was reinforced through the authors' own anecdotal examples. The examples were from a wide variety of situations, but were explained in a way to be understood by someone without a background in those various areas. However, I think the ...             Complexity Explained (Springer Complexity)3 reviews Péter Érdi Springer, 2007 A great starting place on a path to understanding First, let me say I only write reviews for what I believe are extraordinary works. Anyone bold enough to take on the task of giving insight into the patterns and features of complexity, then accomplishes what he set out to do, has done something extraordinary. The reality of complexity is far different from the legend of complexity. 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