NZ Coach links: 10 September 2015
NZ Coach links: 10 September 2015
Editorial
Have you ever thought about the difference between complicated and complex?
?Until recently, I hadn't. Then I got introduced to the Cynefin (pronounced ku-nev-in) framework (Snowden and Boone). One way to consider the difference between complicated and complex is this: a Ferrari is complicated, a rain forest is complex.?
Now, I'm a novice at understanding this framework. But I think it's worth sharing anyway. The framework is designed to help you decide which one of five contexts you might be operating in - simple, complicated, complex, chaotic, or (when you don't know what context you're in) disorder.
?One of these contexts - complex - struck a chord with me. It seemed to best describe the system we work in (i.e., sport). A complex system has a number of characteristics, including: a large number of interacting variables, interactions which are non-linear (small changes can produce big results), it's dynamic, and the whole is more than the sum of its parts. As opposed to a complicated context which has, among other things, clear cause and effect relationships.?
Where does coaching sit? It can probably sit in any of the five! This framework may help you decide which context you're operating in right now, and how to lead and make decisions based on that context. Want to learn more? Check it out here. ?
Brett Reid, Sport NZ Community Coaching Consultant
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