Thoughts and insights about simplicity, complexity reduction, control, regie, trust

1. THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS ON COMPLEXITY REDUCTION,
SIMPLICITY, IN -CONTROL AND REGIE
This file contains personal thoughts and insights about the subjects mentioned. This is a pure
personal point of view , there is no direct relation with my employer or clients.
Simplicity and control are ambivalent statements: it’s finding the optimal grey instead of the black or
white. Simplicity is beautiful. Nobody is against trust and everybody is aiming for control.
The goal is to find the simplest solution and abstraction level which can deal with all the complexity
inherent of the perspective.
Martin van Vuure / mvvuure@gmail.com

2. SIMPLICITY AND COMPEXITY (REDUCTION)
Thoughts and insights on complexity and in-control

3. SIMPLIFY
SIMPLIFY
Lean
Jip en Janneke Statements
Organisatiestructuur
Lego Governance
T echniek
Vooral visiestatement Omgevingen
Wat
Afstemmen van doelstellingen Verhoudingen
Mijn mening
Iedereen praat erover maar Overleg
niemand "doet" het ..... Verantwoordelijkheid nemen
"Ont-bureaucratiseren"
Simplify
Hoe 08/06/2007 - v3
Area's of
Van hokjes naar
attention
De Bono: simplicity
Links / bronnen Medewerkers
Simplificeer zover als mogelijk, maar
niet verder dan dat (A. Einstein) Simplificeren bij de 1 betekent veelal
Con's complexiteit bij de ander ....
Mogelijk strijdig compliancy
Verantwoordelijkheid
Pro's
Goedkoper
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My principles Quotes
KISS “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci
80/20 Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
~Confucius
Als het niet kan zoals het moet, moet het maar zoals het kan People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees
Als het niet op een A4’tje past is het politiek results. ~Albert Einstein
De kunst van het weglaten … The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity. Douglas Horton
The whole is simpler than the sum of its parts. - Willard Gibbs
Paradoxaal: …
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. -
Simplicity is a quality of a solution/project Lin Yutang
Thoughts and insights on complexity and in-control

4. REDUCE COMPLEXITY ENHANCE SIMPLICITY
Simplify Organisatiestructuur
organisatorische onzekerheden
Analyze
Metaphor Governance
Is to make the complex clear Hoe Techniek - technische onzekerheden
Creating the right kind of order Omgevingen
This order comes about from creating clarity and meaning. Verhoudingen
Politieke onzekerheden
break down Overleg
Lean Verantwoordelijkheid nemen
Wat "Ont-bureaucratiseren"
Jip en Janneke
Statements Van hokjes naar
Lego Area's of attention
alleen complexiteit kan compexiteit absorberen Medewerkers
Ambiguity, logic, simplicity, and dynamics
Vooral visiestatement hgeheime agenda
Afstemmen van doelstellingen emoties
Mijn mening Mensen
Iedereen praat erover maar niemand "doet" het ..... tegengestelde belangen
Hoe ziet de meetlat eruit van complexiteit eigenzinnige karakters
Trust is omgekeerd evenredig met
complexiteit, non-transparantie linear approach
Eenvoud is een kwaliteit deterministic planning
Waarom Simple / small
Jip-en-Janneke taal management
technische systemen / focus
niet het geheel ziend, slechts een deel vd Essentie binair - voorspelbaar
puzzel
Reduce complexity, probability planning / Monte Carlo
enhance simplicity complex leadership - soft skills
Comprehensibility sociale systemen
14-11-2009 - v19
gedragsvariatie - onvoorspelbaaar
Ease of implementation Uitersten
Extensibility verantwoordelijkheden
Usability HArde factoren taken beleggen
Criteria voor simplicity
Maintainability objectief
Transparency samenwerken
De Bono's Simplicity Principles (for design) communiceren
Cybernatica Zachte factoren
engagement
subjectief
 De Bono: simplicity
Already in Aristotle's days simplicity is quoted as a standing principle.
 AT kearney PDF Links / bronnen
= andere manier van beschouwen van de werkelijkheid
 Quotes
Simplicity and elegance
Simplificeren bij de 1 betekent veelal complexiteit bij de ander .... Verlaging risicos
Mogelijk strijdig compliancy Con's Simplicity is voorwaardelijk voor In-control
Different contexts  Beschrijving You can never eliminate complexity from a
system, you can only move it from place to place.
Reduccing unnecessary steps to get things done, setting priorities and keeping
Verantwoordelijkheid
Pro's focus, fighting bureaucracy, understanding that less is sometimes more!
Goedkoper # of interactions (dynamics of interaction) between independent elements
management v afhankelijkheden: communicatie / informatie
meetings / interfaces intreacties
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5. DE BONO’S SMPLICITY PRINCIPLES
De Bono’s Simplicity Principles
1.You need to put a high value on simplicity. To get simplicity you have to want to get it. To want to get simplicity you have
to put a high value on simplicity
2.You must be determined to seek simplicity
People quite like simplicity if it does not cost anything but are usually unwilling to invest resources in making something
more simple.
3.You need to understand the matter very well. If you do not seek to understand a situation or process, your efforts will be
’simplistic’ rather than simple. Simplicity before understanding is worthless.
4.You need to design alternatives. It is not a matter of designing the ‘one right way’. It is more a matter of designing
alternatives and possibilities, and then selecting one of them.
5.You need to challenge and discard existing elements. Everything needs to justify its continued existence. If you wish to
retain something for the sake of tradition let that be a conscious decision.
6.You need to be prepared to start over again. In the search for Simplicity, modify if you can - start afresh if you cannot.
7.You need to use concepts. Concepts are the human mind’s way of simplifying the world around. Warning: If you do not
use concepts, then you are working with detail. You may need to break things down into smaller units. The organization of a
smaller unit is obviously simpler than the organization of a large unit. The smaller units are themselves organized to serve
the larger purpose.
8.You need to be prepared to trade off other values for simplicity. A system that seeks to be totally comprehensive may be
very complex.
9.You may need to trade off that comprehensiveness for simplicity.
10.You need to know for whose sake the simplicity is being designed. A shift of complexity may mean that a system is made
easier for the customer but much more complicated for the operator.
Simplicity principles Occam's razor
•Simplicity is about removing everything that can complicate the a scientific and philosophic rule that entities should not be
process multiplied unnecessarily which is interpreted as requiring that the
•One designers complexity is another's completeness simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex
•Two ways of doing the same thing suggest poor design or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in
terms of known quantities
•Simplicity doesn’t mean simple minded:
something that’s well designed accommodates the total problem
space consistency is a virtue and leads to elegance
Thoughts and insights on complexity and in-control

6. COMPLEXITY REDUCTION
Complexity reduction Hierarcy
Model
Visualize
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7. COMPLEXITEITSREDUCTIE: GEBRUIK VAN METAFOREN
Gebruik van metaforen
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8. CONTROL, REGIE EN BEHEERSBAARHEID
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9. Relatie simplicity, chaos, Regie, In-control
Ultimate state of organization
Organize (active verb)
IN-control Regie
Simplicity Pro-active
Fire fighting
Complexity
Chaos
Natural tendency
My principles Oorzaken
Control en Regie zijn prima maar gaan ten koste van improvisatie Niet het geheel ziend, slechts een stukje vd puzzel
en creativiteit. Het gaat om het optimum "Midden in het oog vd storm heeft niemand overzicht"
If everything is under Straight talk: open en direct contact over de stand v zaken
Deadlines; Functionaliteit in beweging; Vergezichten; Eufimismen
Alleen complexiteit kan complexiteit absorberen
Cybernetica: hoe groter het aantal combinaties
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10. 5 STEPS TO REGIE
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11. BEHEERSBAARHEID:BALANS VAN PARADOXEN
Beheersbaarheid:Balans van paradoxen
Alles mogelijk Beheersbaarheid Alles bepaald /
/geen regels compliancy
Misbruik Gebruik
Wildgroei criteria:
Structuur
Improvisatie •ergonomie (7) Procedure
Vertrouwen •hiërarchie Regels
Chaos •KISS Ordening
•stelregels
Performance degradatie •principes Performance garantie
Doelloos •standaarden Doelmatig
Free-format •visueel Georganiseerd/geordend
•modelmatig
Complex Simpel
A blend of
•Detail •Holistisch
•Oplossing / Hoe •Doel - Probleem / Wat
•Conflict •Instemming
•de geest / intentie van de
•de letter van de wet
wet
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12. Being in financial control as an organisation (Sox) Being in control as a IT organisation (ITIL)
Being in control as a person (GTD)
Sturend
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13. Thoughts and insights on complexity and in-control

14. TRUST
Trust is something hard to tackle. Personally trust is one of my core values in cooperation . But what is
trust? What is trust in a organizational context?
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15. Thoughts and insights on complexity and in-control

16. Trust components Trust
firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or
strength of someone or something. Fast and
reliable server. Display a professional image
with both impeccable design and product
images. Use of secure pages to
communicate and store sensitive
information. Simplicity: the quality or
condition of being easy to understand or do.
Consistency in the design throughout the
entire site. Clear navigation and copy.
Trust components Brand’s trust
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17. Conclusions
For topics like simplicity, trust and control it is a matter of finding
the optimum. It is’nt possible to come to a fully trusted, simplified
or controlled solution. Changing circumstances needs to be taken
into consideration.
Ambitions need to be as high as possible but realistic as well.
FURTHER ACTIONS
The subjects mentioned have a high level of ‘option able’.
Somehow ambiguity needs to be more smart.
A way of reaching this is 1: state the ambition and 2: verify (by
auditing…)
Thoughts and insights on complexity and in-control