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Navigating Complexity
Arthur Battram's practice-facing guide to complexity theory in business and management, developed from work that brought complexity ideas into organisational and local-government settings.
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Summary
A late-1990s guide that brought complexity theory into business and management practice, associated with Arthur Battram's work in local government and organisational development.
Implications for practice
It is a longstanding source in Benjamin's own thinking and helps explain a practitioner lineage which is not captured by complexity-science paper collections alone.
Key distinctions
- complexity theory vs complication
- practical translation vs original scientific research
Historical development
- complexity science popularisation
- organisational learning
- UK management practice
Ideas it depends on
- complexity
- emergence
- self-organisation
Further developments
- complexity-informed management practice
Connections to practice
- management
- local government
- organisation change
Common confusions
- the book is a current scientific synthesis
- a business guide settles complexity theory
Further checks
- obtain and review the full text
- record edition metadata and citations
- compare with contemporary complexity-management texts
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Navigating Complexity was authored by Arthur Battram
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Navigating Complexity puts into practical form Complexity
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Cite this entry
Taylor, B. P. (2026). Navigating Complexity. The Necessary Tangle, release 0.35. https://transduction.systems/entries/publication_navigating_complexity_battram/
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