The business world has a way of coming up with catchy terms which are, in the best case, thought provoking. The idea of the ‘Cognitive Enterprise’ is one such idea that is taking hold: and the genesis is becomes quite apparent, once you start thinking about it. It starts with the basic axiom of a competitive marketplace: Every enterprise today is living in a world of continuously increasing Complexity – from within (e.g. structural changes in the workforce as Millennials have started growing into middle management roles) and without (e.g. disruptive technologies and business models). Every Fortune 500 executive worth her salt is trying to figure out how not just to manage this complexity; but hoping to capitalize on this complexity. And it turns out that we don’t have to look too far for inspiration: the human race, as a species, is probably the best example of how to thrive in Complexity. From being one of the millions of species on the planet, we have managed to utterly dominat
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