Complex Systems

Complex systems are systems where the collective behavior of their parts entails emergence of properties that can hardly, if not at all, be inferred from properties of the parts.

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Complexity can be tamed, but it requires considerable effort to do it well. Decreasing the number of buttons and displays is not the solution. The solution is to understand the total system, to design it in a way that allows all the pieces fit nicely together, so that initial learning as well as usage are both optimal. Years ago, Larry Tesler, then... See more

Don Norman • Living with Complexity (MIT Press)

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complex things come from the most elegant primitives

Colossus • A Q&A with Eugene Wei: The Timeline is Evolving

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"An investment philosophy on ‘complexity investing’ from NZS Capital"

Investment philosophy on "complexity investing" from NZS Capital, emphasizing the need to embrace extreme events, balance resilience and optionality, and focus on quality, growth, and understanding change in portfolio construction.

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NZS Capital poses that the economy and the stock market are best studied as complex adaptive systems akin to biology. They emphasize investing in companies that are adaptable, long-term focused, innovative, possess long-duration growth, and maximize non-zero-sum outcomes. The approach involves fewer, larger positions in companies highly adaptive to disruption, high levels of quality, growth, and context, and smaller positions in companies with a wide range of potential outcomes.