<![CDATA[Being in Space : Complexity Design]]>https://being-in.space/s/complexity-designhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IpJ7!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f0108b3-757b-4eea-8322-3a58cc6406ae_529x529.pngBeing in Space : Complexity Designhttps://being-in.space/s/complexity-designSubstackThu, 16 Apr 2026 03:06:37 GMT<![CDATA[The Costly Confusion]]>https://being-in.space/p/the-costly-confusionhttps://being-in.space/p/the-costly-confusionThu, 26 Mar 2026 20:02:10 GMT
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There is a difference between designing a highway system and designing fewer accidents.

The highway system is designable. You can specify it, model it, hand it to engineers, and what emerges will closely resemble what you drew. You can point to the blueprint and say: that is what we are building. The materials are known, the steps are known, the o…

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]]><![CDATA[Shoulds]]>https://being-in.space/p/shouldshttps://being-in.space/p/shouldsTue, 16 Sep 2025 12:27:06 GMT
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Should’s are the output of a complicated system.

The standards, the jigs and the protocols that come before the scaffolding of efficiency. The straight lines that hope to contain the circles of human thinking and creativity.

“Nature is wiggly. Everything wiggles ... we say well let’s get things straightened out, let’s get this ironed out, let’s get…

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]]><![CDATA[Updated Axioms of Complexity ]]>https://being-in.space/p/updated-axioms-of-complexityhttps://being-in.space/p/updated-axioms-of-complexityTue, 09 Sep 2025 12:42:35 GMTWelcome to Complexity Design, a section on design and its limits. Below is an updated list of axioms of complexity.

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Interconnected overrules design: complex systems are not designable

Emergence (‘it just happens…’ as one student informally articulated) is the opposite of design.

There is no navigating complexity without self-leadership.

Confusion is …

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