From Complexity to Simplicity By Collinson Simon Jay Melvin

by West Nathanael

Start a simplicity revolution Complexity is one of the biggest challenges facing modern business It is slowing companies down costing them on average 10 of their profits and harming employee morale From Complexity to Simplicity will equip you and your business with the tools you need to identify and eradicate complexity from your business model Based on cutting edge research with the top 200 firms in the world it takes you through real business case studies and offers a practical how to guide to ridding your business of these profit killing problems Within the pages of the book you will discover What is complexity What is simplicity The true costs of complexity How to identify external and internal complexities The impact of complexity on managers employees and different parts of the business How to guide to removing complexity How to communicate with simplicity The simplicity tool kit every thing you need to make you a simplicity expertFrom Complexity to Simplicity will show you how to start your own simplicity revolution and how to add value to your business So keep it simple and do better business every day Start a simplicity revolution Complexity is one of the biggest challenges facing modern business It is slowing companies down costing them on average 10 of their profits and harming employee morale From Complexity to Simplicity will equip you and your business with the tools you need to identify and eradicate complexity from your business model Based on cutting edge research with the top 200 firms in the world it takes you through real business case studies and offers a practical how to guide to ridding your business of these profit killing problems Within the pages of the book you will discover What is complexity What is simplicity The true costs of complexity How to identify external and internal complexities The impact of complexity on managers employees and different parts of the business How to guide to removing comple

Genres: Management

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Jamie Bowen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite the type of complexity book I was looking for, but nevertheless it was an interesting and worthwhile read. The book almost feels like a continuous improvement manual, with processes of how to diagnose problems, get to root cause, prioritise etc. Indeed the book mentions "Lean" methodology and the pros and cons, ironically the "Simplicity" methodology is very similar, if nobody thinks DMAIC when reading it then I must have missed something.

[Daniel B · Rating 3 out of 5]

The irony of this statement in a book entitled "Complexity to Simplicity" was not lost on me:

"C=[A+B+D] > X
i.e. change can only occur when factors ABD are stronger than the cost of change (X)"

I am not joking, this is a real quote from the book.

The irony doesn't end there, it is often unnecessarily complex in my opinion. Though in fairness, complexity is by definition a complex topic!

I do recommend it to anyone interested in better business. It is an underrated problem, and hats off to the Authors for the theme and a decent book.

The principles are sound, and the tools provided within the book are practical and useable for anyone in any business.

[Bert Janssens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent framework that focuses on what to do but not on how to do it.