Solving the Most Complex Problems

$#!T JUST GOT COMPLEX BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE BUCKET BRIGADE a manifesto (of sorts)

DD LE THIS ... RI M E

If th e wo rld is trul mo re y co n n ect ed a nd co m p l ex than ev er befo re ... how do bus in ess es p ros p er in a n ev en g r ea er t co m p et it iv e clima e?t

ts If g ov er n m en d a rou nd t h e wo r l ar e ent er i ng an age of aust er itY how do ou r d l ead ers u nd ersta n t h e syst emic im p lica io ns t es of t h e d if f icu l cho ic t t h ey’r e ma k ing?

AND HOW DO W E UNDERSTA ND TH E WO RLD W EL L ENOUG H TO LEAVE IT A n ev en B ETT ER P LACE T HA N W E FOUND IT? wo n’t so meo ne th ink of th e chi ldr en?!

IF T h e cha l l eng es w e face A R E mo r e co m p l ex a nd int erco n n ect ed t ha n ev er b efo r e .. . WE NEED A NEW MODEL FOR PROBLEM SOLVING.

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SOLUTIONS WILL HAVE TO EXTEND BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND DEVICES BORDERS BELIEFS TO SOLVE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CHALLENGES

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, FROM THE CORPORATE SILO TO THE NUCLEAR FAMILY, IS A PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGY. THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES FACING US AHEAD DEMAND WE WORK TOGETHER IN NEW WAYS.

IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY TRIBES ARE A DANGEROUS MODEL FOR SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IF SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE TO SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS.

SLOGANS, NOT SOLUTIONS, SPREAD WITHIN TRIBES BECAUSE THE SURVIVAL OF THE GROUP IS VALUED OVER PROBLEM SOLVING.

LONG-TERM SURVIVAL IS NO LONGER ASSURED AT THE COST OF ALL OTHERS.

“ NO LONGER CAN ANY INDIVIDUAL NATION COLLAPSE. WORLD CIVILIZATION WILL DISINTEGRATE AS A WHOLE. COMPETITORS WHO EVOLVE AS PEERS COLLAPSE IN LIKE MANNER.” – Joseph A. Tainter

THE RECENT HOUSING CRISIS DEMONSTRATED WITH CASCADING DESTRUCTION JUST HOW INTERCONNECTED AND INTERRELATED ALL OF INDUSTRY AND HUMANITY TRULY IS. TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE TO ELUDE TWENTIETH CENTURY SOLUTIONS.

WHAT’S OUR MISSION? TO SOLVE THE WORLD’S MOST MASSIVELY COMPLEX CHALLENGES CHALLENGES THAT WILL REQUIRE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF HOW A MORE COMPLEX WORLD WORKS

AND WHAT’S OUR STRATEGY? TO DEVELOP A NETWORK OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY PROBLEM SOLVERS ARMED WITH A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO COMPREHEND, COMMUNICATE, AND CONFRONT COMPLEX CHALLENGES

WHAT’S THE FIRST STEP? WE’RE DEVELOPING A GUIDEBOOK THAT WILL HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF A MORE CONNECTED & COMPLEX WORLD TO ESTABLISH A COMMON UNDERSTANDING, INTRODUCE NEW TOOLS, AND SPREAD A FUNDAMENTALLY BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES YOU FACE BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY

AND WHAT THEN? USE YOUR NEWFOUND UNDERSTANDING AND OUR NETWORK OF PROBLEM SOLVERS TO MAKE THE WORLD AROUND YOU A BETTER PLACE ONCE WE SHARE A COMMON UNDERSTANDING AND THE ABILITY TO CONNECT, THERE’S NO LIMIT TO THE CHALLENGES WE CAN FACE TOGETHER

WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IN THE FUTURE, UNDER HYPOTHETICAL AND SIMPLIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES

WELL, WE’D NEED A CHALLENGE. LET’S SAY THAT WE NOTICE RETIREMENT INVESTING AMONG FAMILIES IS AT AN HISTORIC LOW

FIRST, WE BEGIN BY MAPPING THE SYSTEM THIS IS CALLED A CAUSAL LOOP DIAGRAM, AND IT’S JUST ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND A MORE CONNECTED & COMPLEX WORLD EXPECTATIONS DISCRETIONARY OF THE FUTURE INCOME RETIREMENT INVESTING HEALTH OF CLARITY THE FAMILY OF OPTIONS

WE WANT TO CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN OUR OBJECTIVE AND ITS INFLUENCES AND HOW THESE ELEMENTS INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER TO FORM THE STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR OF THE OVERALL SYSTEM EXPECTATIONS DISCRETIONARY OF THE FUTURE INCOME RETIREMENT INVESTING O S S HEALTH OF CLARITY THE FAMILY S S OF OPTIONS ABOUT THE MAP: The lines show how one element may be related to another, and the letters ‘S’ and ‘O’ describe how they affect each other. S for Same, O for Opposite. For example, here we think as the health of the family increases, so will the likelihood of retirement investing. So these elements move in the same direction.

UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY POINTS OF LEVERAGE TWO GOALS HERE: TO IDENTIFY MULTIPLE PRESSURE POINTS INSTEAD OF A SINGLE FOCUS, AND TO STUDY THE SYSTEMIC IMPLICATIONS OF ANY CHANGE WE INTRODUCE EXPECTATIONS DISCRETIONARY OF THE FUTURE INCOME RETIREMENT INVESTING O S S HEALTH OF CLARITY THE FAMILY S S OF OPTIONS

NEXT, OUR NETWORK GENERATES A SUITE OF SOLUTIONS FOR EACH LEVERAGE POINT FROM THAT MOUNTAIN OF IDEAS, WE CULL UNTIL WE DESIGN AN ELEGANT PROGRAM OF SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVE RETIREMENT INVESTING O S S HEALTH OF CLARITY THE FAMILY S S OF OPTIONS

AND THOSE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE ENACTED AND PROMOTED WILL BE BRANDED ALIKE SO THAT REGARDLESS OF AUDIENCE, GOVERNMENT/COMPANY/CITIZEN, IT’S UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL SHARE A COMMON GOAL AND EACH REQUIRE PARTICIPATION RETIREMENT INVESTING O S S HEALTH OF CLARITY THE FAMILY S S OF OPTIONS

FINALLY, AS OUR SOLUTIONS ARE TESTED IN THE REAL WORLD, WE’LL MEASURE THEIR PERFORMANCE WE’LL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, TO CATCH ANY NEW TRENDS OR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES EARLY IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT RETIREMENT INVESTING O S S HEALTH OF CLARITY THE FAMILY S S OF OPTIONS

THIS IS HOW THE MOST MASSIVELY COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE WILL BE SOLVED. THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE A COMMON UNDERSTANDING, VISION, AND FUTURE.

TODAY, WE’RE PREPARING THE FIRST STEP OF THIS VISION – A GUIDEBOOK* THAT WILL ... • GIVE YOU THE TOOLS AND KNOW-HOW TO FACE COMPLEX CHALLENGES IN YOUR OWN LIFE • GRANT YOU ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF PROBLEM SOLVERS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE • ESTABLISH A COMMON UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN FUTURE MEMBERS SO THAT WE CAN SOLVE THE MOST MASSIVELY COMPLEX CHALLENGES TOGETHER * BOOK IS POTENTIALLY A QUAINT WORD OF YE OLDEN TIMES FOR WHAT’S IN MIND.

BUT WAIT, THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO START PARTICIPATING RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU SUPPORT OUR VISION, PLEASE LET US KNOW. HTTP://BIT.LY/JOINTHEBUCKET Sign-up using our web form to get updates on the progress of the guidebook and the network. The book will help you see past what H.L. Mencken called, the “simple, easy to understand, wrong answers” of complex problems by developing your understanding of complex systems and systems thinking. ALSO, TELL US WHAT WE HTTP://BIT.LY/HELPTHEBUCKET SHOULDN’T OVERLOOK. Use our web form to suggest topics that should be covered in the upcoming guidebook. Specifically, tell us about systemic challenges you face, experts you might know, or case studies that are relevant to our topic.

FOUNDERS OF THE BUCKET BRIGADE Neerav Bhatt, Ana Andjelic, Stephen Walker, James Sherrett, Mark Pollard, Dino Demopoulos, Ian Lyons, Carl Panczak, Phil Gillman, James Denman, Eugene Chung, Mark Gallagher, Mike Arauz, Matt Creamer, Helen Klein Ross, Casey Flanagan, Dave Daines, Faris Yakob, Balind Sieber, Dan Weingrod, Mark Avnet, Mark DiCristina, Michael Monello, Anjali Ramachandran, Bo Damgaard, Neil Perkin, Graeme Wood, Patrick Syms, Jason Oke, Andy Sandoz, Brian Jeremy, Matt Jones, Gareth Kay, Eva Hasson, Gavin Becker, Regan Meador, Johnny Vulkan, Josh Ehart, Fi Bendall, Mel Exon, Josh Boston, Brent Dixon, Laura Chavoen, William Shunn, Duane Brown, Patrick Berry, Ian Alexander, Darrell Whitelaw, Sarah Blue, Derrick Bradley, Tobias Wacker, Robin Grant, Mike Zeederberg, Adam Corney, James Robertson, John Sumser, Patrick Simkins, Jamie Wilkinson, Anne-Mette Jensen, Scott Bullard, Heather LeFevre, Erin Dorr, Tim Leake, Stephen Cox, Hugh Weber, Kimberly Carroll, Tobias Peggs, Sara Williams, Matthew Don, Carmel Hagen, Jane Friedman, Jabe Bloom, Sara Ashton, Johannes Kleske, Stuart Eccles, Utku Can, Robin Wong, Sean M Aaron, C.C. Chapman, Len Kendall, Terence Reis, Adam Wohl, Richard Nevins, Heather Ann Snodgrass, matt gierhart, Stuart Foster, Shaun Abrahamson, Ted Sink, Tim Malbon, Gavin Heaton, Cameron Maddux, Jurandir Craveiro, Jonathan Hopkins, John V Willshire, Mark Earls, Gabriel Puerto, Avin Narasimhan, Dave Castelletti, Mark MacSmith, Ben Abramowitz, Greg Christman, Ben Kaufman, APFIND, Gerrie Smits, Michael Ferdman, Arthur Alston, Rufus Winchester, Marisa Zupan, Gary Ellis, Ian Fitzpatrick, Chris Stephenson, Grant McCracken, James Cooper, Darryl King, Sabrina Caluori, Michael Kantrow, Tom Kelshaw, Emma Jenkins, Ryan Jacoby, and Bud Caddell

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Solving the Most Complex Problems

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