Ethics in Cynefin Complex domain

[Dave Snowden 2021--12-19]

• In the Complex domain there are multiple hypotheses about how we should ethically behave
  
• The essence of understanding ethics in complexity is to:
  • Know where you are and what is possible/plausible in terms of a next step
  • Have a sense of direction not as a fixed North Star but preferably a South-by-Southwest heading (Obliquity)
  • Then Do the next right thing or more likely things and then look again (Emergent Strategy)

• .10 Estuarine Mapping is a development of the EU Field Guide process of constraint mapping
  • Serves as a mapping tool to know where you are
  • Counters traditional approaches to strategy that are fixed in an idealistic future state
  • Reflects the key principles of change in a complex environment