Acting in Complexity — 2018

Fall 2018—Providence Public Library

This inaugural symposium was a joint program by CfC and Infosys that brought together leaders and innovators to better understand the skill sets and capabilities required to navigate complexity in a variety of contexts. Acknowledging that traditional models no longer hold and old silos of knowledge limit innovation, that organizations are struggling to reimagine themselves and can’t adapt fast enough, this symposium explored new ways of working, new models and capacities, and how to thrive in a new world despite the rapid pace of change.

The Infosys-RISD Symposium was held on April 26-27th and explored how disruptive forces are boh driving and enabling change across every aspect of our lives, businesses and institutions.

The forum provided an experimental, collaborative platform–a conversation in the round–where perspectives from across industries and disciplines collided to create friction, cross boundaries, and rethink how we solve complex challenges to create futures yet to be imagined. In addition to engaging with talks and workshops, participants collaborated on answering “How do we design in/for a complex world?” and creating some “Principles of Ecosystem Change.”