1. Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to explore key concepts of complex systems, how they function and relate to our everyday life. Complexity plays a significant role in providing …show more content…
Such change to the environment is seen in terms of co-evolution with all other systems rather than as adaptation to a separate environment (Chan, 2001:1) Doddler & Date (2001:7) identified three categories of complexity: static complexity, Dynamic complexity and Informational Complexity. Static complexity relates to the structural aspects of a system’s complexity. It includes elements such as hierarchy, connectivity, variety and levels or strength of interactions. This type of complexity is context dependent. Dynamic complexity entails complexity ideas related to the behavior, processes of cause and effect, feedback, fluctuations and stability, cycles and time scales, evolving behavior. Informational complexity is related to the measurement of complexity or abstract notion. This is thought of as the complexity used to describe or evaluate the complex system. It can reflect in both static, dynamic complexity. For instance, from dynamic complexity – the complexity of the process involved in the creation of the system (Doddler and Date: