New tools for managing complexityDoes your organization manage complexity by making things more complicated? If so, you are not alone.According to The Boston Consulting Groups fascinating Complexity Index, business complexity has increased sixfold during the past sixty yearsAnd, all the while, organizational complicatednessthat is, the number of structures, processes, committees, decision-making forums, and systemshas increased by a whopping factor of thirty-five. In their attempt to respond to the increasingly complex performance requirements they face, company leaders have created an organizational labyrinth that makes it more and more difficult to improve productivity and to pursue innovation.It also disengages and demotivates the workforce.Clearly its time for leaders to stop trying to manage complexity with their traditional tools and instead better leverage employees'' intelligence. This book shows you how and explains the implications for designing and leading organizations.