Bungee Jumping ... System Style: The Risks Complexity Brings to Systems

by Ken Orr, The Cutter Business Technology Council, Jerrold Grochow, Julio César Margáin

Society is becoming increasingly dependent on complex, technology-rich systems. With increased complexity comes increased potential for disaster, since we currently lack the ability to understand how such large-scale, interconnected systems behave and we cannot appreciate the growing level of systemic risk they present.

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Bungee Jumping ... System Style: The Risks Complexity Brings to SystemsApril 2010

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