Our technological systems are becoming more complicated. In some cases, even so complicated that the experts involved in their construction don't fully understand them any more. But too often, when we ...

Complexity is said to be the enemy of execution. So why do so many organizations stand for it, even embrace it as proof of their intellectual superiority? The justification I heard when I was a CIO, ...

The world is in the midst of a slow burn crisis of tech infrastructure complexity. These days, just about everything in our lives is smart and connected. Around us, we see an explosion of devices, ...

The growing complexity of modern software systems is slowly killing software developers. How can you regain control, without losing out on the best these technologies have to offer? “Complexity kills, ...

We're losing the battle against complexity. So, can artificial intelligence (AI) rise to the rescue? A new survey of 800 IT decision-makers by Camunda found IT teams deal with an average of 50 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues. If alien ...

We’ve all heard the KISS talk: Keep It Simple, Stupid. And it’s good advice if you’re preparing an argument or making a presentation. There are rafts of management tools—from spreadsheets to process ...

Scientists are exploring how organisms can evolve elaborate structures without Darwinian selection. Charles Darwin was not yet 30 when he got the basic idea for the theory of evolution. But it wasn’t ...