Presentation by Justin Cook at the OECD EVent "Working with change: systems approaches to public challenges". For more information see oe.cd/sys

1. WORKING WITH
CHANGE: SYSTEMS
APPROACHES TO
PUBLIC CHALLENGES
#OECDsys
Co-funded by the Horizon 2020
Framework Programme of the
European Union

2. Principles and
Provocations
@justinwcook
Linkedin: justinwcook

3. 1. THE END OF KNOWN KNOWNS
Image: Curt Cashour

4. 2. THE COMPLEXITY GAP
Image: Johns Hopkins/MIT

5. 3. PROXIMATE FAILURE, DISTANT IMPACT
Image: Justin W. Cook

6. 4. FUZZY FRONTS
5. OPEN ENDS
Image: Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine

7. 6. BEWARE OF TOOLKITS
Image: Justin W. Cook

8. 7. MENS ET MANUS
Image: Helsinki Design Lab

9. 8. CONTEXTUAL VARIANCE
Image: Justin W. Cook

10. 9. IF YOU KNOW EVERYONE IN THE ROOM,
YOU ARE GOING TO FAIL!
Image: Helsinki Design Lab

11. 10. WORK BOTH HARD & SOFT
CONSTRAINTS/MANAGE EXPERTISE

12. 3 PRODUCTS OF SYSTEMS/DESIGN:
 VISION FOR AN ALTERNATE FUTURE
 PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN THAT
FUTURE
 PORTFOLIO OF INTERVENTIONS

13. e.g. VISION:
A GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE
BY THE PEOPLE

14. e.g. PRINCIPLES:
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
NON PARTISAN CIVIL SERVICE
SEPARATION OF POWERS

15. THANK YOU!
@justinwcook
Linkedin: justinwcook

16. 3 PRODUCTS OF SYSTEMS/DESIGN:
 VISION FOR AN ALTERNATE FUTURE
 PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN THAT
FUTURE
 PORTFOLIO OF INTERVENTIONS