WORKING WITH

CHANGE: SYSTEMS

APPROACHES TO

PUBLIC CHALLENGES

#OECDsys Co-funded by the Horizon 2020

Framework Programme of the

European Union

Principles and

Provocations

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1. THE END OF KNOWN KNOWNS

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2. THE COMPLEXITY GAP

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3. PROXIMATE FAILURE, DISTANT IMPACT

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4. FUZZY FRONTS

5. OPEN ENDS

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6. BEWARE OF TOOLKITS

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7. MENS ET MANUS

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8. CONTEXTUAL VARIANCE

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9. IF YOU KNOW EVERYONE IN THE ROOM,

YOU ARE GOING TO FAIL!

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10. WORK BOTH HARD & SOFT

CONSTRAINTS/MANAGE EXPERTISE

3 PRODUCTS OF SYSTEMS/DESIGN:

VISION FOR AN ALTERNATE FUTURE

PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN THAT

FUTURE

PORTFOLIO OF INTERVENTIONS

e.g. VISION:

A GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE

BY THE PEOPLE

e.g. PRINCIPLES:

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

NON PARTISAN CIVIL SERVICE

SEPARATION OF POWERS

THANK YOU!

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3 PRODUCTS OF SYSTEMS/DESIGN:

VISION FOR AN ALTERNATE FUTURE

PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN THAT

FUTURE

PORTFOLIO OF INTERVENTIONS