Complexity in Practice 2018–2024
This 5-year retrospective covers the work of Center for Complexity from our launch in 2018 through to June 2024. Complexity in Practice was composed by the Center for Complexity staff. The project was led by Charlene Sequeira and Tim Maly with composition and intensive editing by Julie Woods, and composition by Justin Cook, Katie Edmonds, and Sahib Singh.
We are grateful for the support of our colleagues Judah Armani, Dara Benno, Max Emrich, and Jon Soske who provided additional editing and feedback throughout the development of the report.
This document is designed by Elaine Lopez.
Center for Complexity visual identity by TwoPoints.Net.
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Appendix
This is the Complexity in Practice 2018-2024 appendix. It contains downloadable PDFs of documents and high-resolution images of posters referenced in the report. The files are listed in order of appearance.
Systems of Care > Opioids & Harm Reduction > Mainstay RI // Pg 35
Download: A marriage in practice: The role of design research in the world of medical science. This paper documents the conversation facilitated by CfC at DRS 2022.
Systems of Care > Opioids & Harm Reduction > Equitable Futures Studio // Pg 36
Download: Equitable Futures Studio report. Documentation of the proposals that emerged from the studio and the facilitation process we developed.
Systems of Care > Health Equity > Healthcare in Generation C 21st Century Structures of Care // Pg 58
Download: Balancing the Fulcrum of Dissonance, a poster designed by Sahib Singh as part of the Generation C symposium.
Systems of Care > Health Equity > Healthcare in Generation C 21st Century Structures of Care // Pg 59
Download: Visualizing Dissonance, a poster designed by Sahib Singh and Angela Lorenzo as part of the Generation C symposium.
Systems of Care > Health Equity > Reimagining the Morbidity & Mortality Conference // Pg 63
Download: Studio Brief from the Framing Studio for Reimagining the Morbidity & Mortality Conference. The 5-day intensive studio, spread out over two weeks, was organized around interrogating and reimagining the highest potential for the MMC.
Systems of Care > Health Equity > Health Equity Synthesis Presentation Reimagining the Purpose, Equity and Efficacy of Morbidity and Mortality Conferences (M&M) // Pg 67
Download: Synthesis Presentation Slides by Julie Woods and Sahib Singh for Reimagining the Morbidity & Mortality Conference. This slide deck synthesizes the value and opportunity in the redesign of the MMC and the 6 interventions designed by CfC to achieve improvement.
Systems of Care > Arts + Health // Pg 76
Download: Exploring a Center for Arts and Health in Rhode Island, a summary of the main insights that emerged from the studio with practitioners working across the sectors of arts and health in Rhode Island.
The Polycene > Horizon 2045—Redesigning Nuclear Security // Pg 95
Download: Notions of Security Workstream Report 2021 which captures the final presentations by participants in the Horizon 2045 ‘Notions of Security’ studio.
The Polycene > Future of Food // Pg 98
Download: In the round: The Future of Food, a distillation of the discussions and insights that emerged from the conversations in the round hosting by CfC and PopTech.