Complexity and change come as a package. Many people forget that. They rush after change, never catching up with their changing world, leaving a host of unintended consequences in their wake. They brush off emerging problems and missed opportunities in their race to the next big thing … and so it goes on. That’s not agility, it’s agilitis!

Yet, being fully aware of the entangled nature of the world also brings practical challenges. When the implications of what we say and do are unclear, and the holistic view is overwhelming, it’s tempting to retreat to familiar patterns such as ‘all talk’ and ‘analysis paralysis’. Meanwhile, the world is changing.

In this session, Sharon unpicks the ‘Complexity Conundrum’. She explains why speeding up is the wrong response in a complex world that’s in constant motion. She introduces the idea of dynamic patterning and explains why spotting the ‘vital signs of change’ can reveal opportunities for action – tipping the balance to help us in grasping emerging opportunities and heading off emerging problems sooner. That’s real agility!