Start of the path for the creation of a Community of Practice

We live in complex social systems

We live in turbulent times, dominated by uncertainties and increasingly volatile phenomena that constantly increase complexity in all organizations. The latter find themselves operating in highly dynamic environments in which the  relevant variables can be numerous, difficult to predict in their evolutions.

Every day we are confronted with complexity

In this scenario, it is unthinkable to govern organizations with rigid models and tools or, even worse, to think of “navigating by sight”. It is necessary to understand and proactively adapt to the external context, dealing with complexity on a daily basis.

Complexity, not complication

Complexity  is not a problem to be eliminated, but a challenge to be managed and an opportunity to be exploited to make the organization better able to face the challenges it faces.

It is necessary to know how to recognize, diagnose, and deal with it, adopting appropriate and consistent actions and behaviors.

Social Complexity

Today, all organizations must be able to recognize and “navigate social complexity.” All the new challenges related to environmental and social sustainability, climate and health emergencies, new poverty, population aging, overcoming gender barriers, etc., oblige organizations to: design, develop, manage and implement complex solutions capable of responding to different and varied criteria (e.g. SDGs. CSRD, Eu Taxonomy, etc.); manage services that are increasingly structurally complex; interact with a plurality of other actors (e.g. companies, Public Administration, private social sector, benefit corporations, Third Sector entities, etc.) for the development of interventions, referring to different systems of interest, even conflictual, which generate real integrated and hybrid value chains; devise and implement, in a systemic key, policies and/or strategies for generating medium-long term value, adapting the operating methods and management skills to the latter.

Survey within the Torino Social Impact network as the first step of a broader path

The Foundation, together with the research group of the Complexity Education Project, intends to investigate how managers, entrepreneurs and professionals who are part of the TSI network perceive social complexity, relate to it and how they manage complex phenomena within their organizations.

The aim is to investigate how these actors address emerging social challenges, with which tools they identify complex scenarios and how they optimize available resources.

Through this survey, the partners also intend to understand how the above organizations:

• map the dynamics of complex social networks;
• apply models of adaptation to contexts of change;
• develop strategic solutions to deal with unforeseen and complex situations.

The survey is the first step of a broader path aimed at establishing a community of practices on social complexity that allows to define and adopt new approaches to complexity, providing concrete tools to make effective decisions in order to develop new mindsets of social complexity.

To participate in the survey, click here

You will have until 30 September to fill out the questionnaire.

Thank you for your cooperation!