June 22, 2013

Complicated and later?

Johnnie Moore

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Complicated and later?

Hugh Macleod sent an email today on the difference between complex and complicated. I liked this bit:

The idea of simplicity in business has in recent years taken on a whole new significance. Our friend Robert Cooper likes to say that the brain loves ‘complicated and later’ the idea that we are hard wired to enjoy making things hard and this helps us justify postponing decisions.

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Complicated and later?

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