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  • + GreenBeingNancy Nancy Poh 2 weeks ago
    Love your work. Too late to vote but I can blog about it.
  • + JimMcNeill Jim McNeill 3 weeks ago
    Hi
    I enjoyed this slideshow. I also thought the comments made by ehsandopherty on the differences between things which are complex and those that are complicated are apt - especially when dealing with social interactions.
    Although the show is really good I do wonder if the slides could be reduced from 51? Now there’s a challenge Joao!
    Thanks again for sharing,
    Jim
  • + ehsandopherty ehsandopherty 1 month ago
    This is an interesting presentation but I think two words are misused in it. There is a serious trap when we speak about simplicity and complexity that all of us should avoid it. This trap is expressed briefly in the following:
    To speak about simplicity, distinctions between a 'complex phenomenon' and a 'complicated phenomenon' need to be addressed. You may see this as a word game, but for accurate understanding of simplicity, this ambiguity should be clarified. A watch, as it is shown in the slides, is complicated. But what about a fish? Is it complicated too? The answer is no, a fish is a complex system.
    Let’s start from definitions. A system is complicated when it consists of large variety of elements and parts. Understanding of these systems is not simple but all complicated systems are ultimately knowable and deterministic. In contrast, a complex system does not necessarily consist of large variety of parts, yet, the interaction among parts is important when you want to study complex systems. In fact, a complex system based on interactions of its parts emerges a behavior that is uncertain, unknowable, unpredictable and nonlinear.
    For instance, the wiring system of an aircraft is complicated. When you gather enough knowledge about this system and figure out where everything goes, you could know with certainty what each electrical circuit does and how to control it. But presume that you are going to start a relationship with one of your colleagues who is a pretty girl. What will happen if you kiss her at the first date? What will be her reaction? Is it deterministic? Is it predictable? Is it controllable? Of course not. You may receive a kiss or a slap with the same chance of 50-50. The reason is that the girl, as a human, is a complex system that shows unpredictable behavior.
    I bring up the above discussion with you to say only one sentence: It is perfectly possible to manage and simplify systems that are complicated. However, you cannot manage nor simplify things that are complex.
    Distinction of complex and complicated systems is also important when we speak about the way simplicity may be achieved. As a tip to simplify thing, this presentation says: 'The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction'. To investigate the wiring system of an aircraft you can reduce it to its parts, identify the performance of each part and then predict the behavior of the whole system. But even if it was possible and you divide the poor girl into head, heart, hands, legs, etc. you can not understand her reaction to your kiss. Hence, reductionist approach does not work for complex things.
    For conclusion, we should accept that complex things are always complex and can not simplified. We should accept that our ability to predict behavior of systems in the world is limited. This issue is more crucial when we want to speak about humanities, social sciences and management where human is the focal point of the investigations.
  • + donpackett Don Packett 1 month ago
    Very cool, well done.
  • + guest0175c9f Khalid Syd 1 month ago
    Simplicity is Key, great ppt!
  • + nbarnich N. Barnich 1 month ago
    Very good presentation, excellent in its own simplicity.
    Well deserved winner: congratulations.

    NB
  • + baspren Abdullah Baspren 2 months ago
    Great presentation. ... thank you
  • + Helga Helga Zimmermann 2 months ago
    Fantastic Work and my vote Up !
  • + romele romele 2 months ago
    nice ppt. Great work! :)
  • + msdanielle Nagami Enterprises 2 months ago
    about 10 slides in it reminded me of the documentary ′Objectified′ by Gary Hustwit. efficiency, sustainability, quality, effectiveness is achieved through design, through simplifying the complex. taking an object, for instance, that has 50 parts, and creating a more streamline product with only 20 parts. you′re left with a superior product, less environmental impact and a longer life span (assuming it doesn′t end up in a landfill 2 months after purchase). great presentation

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  1. Simplicity
  2. Complex information
  3. You are here
  4. Simplicity is rare
  5. But what does simplicity mean?
  6. “ Simplicity effect with achievement of maximum means the minimum means. -- Dr. Koichi Kawana - artist, designer and architect ”
  7. Something simple works intuitively.
  8. Think of Apple’s famous Mac computer.
  9. Think of Apple’s famous Mac computer. “It just works!”
  10. Or Google Search. Despite its vast and complex network of computers and databases…
  11. …when you want to do a search all you see is this:
  12. …when you want to do a search all you see is this:
  13. Simplicity is not simple.
  14. Simple things are made unnecessarily complicated.
  15. You can complicating
  16. John Maeda, author of The Laws of Simplicity, gives some advice on how to declutter life and make it a worthwhile experience.
  17. John Maeda, author of The Laws of Simplicity, gives some advice on how to declutter life and make it a worthwhile experience. Here are 5 of those laws
  18. The simplest way to achieve simplicity 1 is through thoughtful reduction.
  19. When functionality is reduced without penalty
  20. When functionality is reduced without penalty true simplification is realized.
  21. 2 Organization makes a system of many appear fewer.
  22. An effective scheme for organization achieves definitive success in taming complexity.
  23. An effective scheme for organization achieves definitive success in taming complexity. 1. Sort
  24. An effective scheme for organization achieves definitive success in taming complexity. 1. Sort 2. Label
  25. An effective scheme for organization achieves definitive success in taming complexity. 1. Sort 2. Label 3. Integrate
  26. An effective scheme for organization achieves definitive success in taming complexity. 1. Sort 2. Label 3. Integrate 4. Prioritize
  27. An effective scheme for organization achieves definitive success in taming complexity. 1. Sort 2. Label 3. Integrate 4. Prioritize 5. Done!
  28. 3 Savings in time feel like simplicity.
  29. The average person spends at least an hour a day waiting in line.
  30. When forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex.
  31. Maximizing your available time Time Complexity
  32. Maximizing your available time can greatly reduce complexity. Time Complexity
  33. 4 Knowledge makes everything simpler.
  34. Think of a screw and a screwdriver. You just mate the screw’s head to the screwdriver’s tip and turn.
  35. Think of a screw and a screwdriver. You just mate the screw’s head to the screwdriver’s tip and turn. Simple, no?
  36. Not if you’re a child and you don’t know which way to turn.
  37. Knowing how to execute tasks removes its inherent complexity.
  38. 5 Some things can never be made simple.
  39. 5 Some things can never be made simple. And that’s fine.
  40. Just know when to stop simplifying and relax.
  41. 1 The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction. 2 Organization makes a system of many appear fewer. 3 Savings in time feel like simplicity. 4 Knowledge makes everything simpler. 5 Some things can never be made simple
  42. 1 The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction. 2 All too complicated, perhaps? Organization makes a system of many appear fewer. 3 Savings in time feel like simplicity. 4 Don’t worry. Knowledge makes everything simpler. 5 Some It allcan never be made simple to this: things comes down
  43. Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful
  44. If you do that
  45. Want to learn the remaining secrets of simplicity? Click here to get the book at Amazon. I’ve read it and think it is fantastic. Disclaimer: The link provided is an Amazon Affiliate Link. A presentation by João Alves
  46. Images used in this presentation and their talented authors 1 – Attention Tree! – by Philipp Klinger 3 – County bubbles - by Ethan Hein 4 – Maze Wallpaper Green – by Tiger Pixel 5 – Cable Confusion - by e-magic 6 – four-leaf clover – by Scyza 9 – Mirror, Mirror, in the Ball – by Daniel Conway 12 – Computers – by coolpix 16 – Weird Cube – by Cieleke 17 – Eye Am Feeling Silly – by Cayusa 18 – Gear Work 2 – by Curious Expeditions 19 – Sign 4: stop – by brokenarts 22 – Desktop marauder – by Brintam 26 – 19th February 2005 – by Paul Watson 32 – 14:47 – by Emborg 33 – Birds – by djayo 34 – Nighty Night Time – by Cvalentine 37 – Light bulb 2 – by brokenarts 37 – Levitation 5 – by bizior 38 – screw 1 – by lusi 38 – screwdriver – by brokenarts 41 – Juggler – by Helico 42 – iphone to infinity for righty's – by K!T 44 – Mediterranean beach – by pale

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