Variety Dynamics is concerned with the dynamic distribution of variety in any situation.
Variety is the number of possible options available to different elements in a situation.
Theory of Variety Dynamics research currently has eleven strands:
- The development and use of Variety Dynamics axioms to manage power and control in a wide variety of contested or complex situations
- Modifying the dynamics of distribution of variety to influence ownership and direction of power and control
- Using the Two-feedback loop limitation axiom to manage human agent behaviours and identify failure areas in decision-making
- The roles of time dynamics in variety dynamics
- Identifying the differing roles of transaction costs in modifying variety distributions to change locus and ownership of power
- Identifying where Variety Dynamics is more effective than conventional force and related approaches to change the locus of power and its ownership
- Identifying the benefits of Variety Dynamics analysis over conventional causal analyses
- Mapping the benefits of the reduced information needs of Variety Dynamics guidance on decision-making compared to conventional causal analyses
- Exploring the benefits and potential of the intrinsic covert nature of Variety Dynamics interventions
- Practical application of Variety Dynamics in improved guidance for addressing hyper-complex wicked problem situations that do not conform to the standard system analysis assumptions
- Development of the new mathematical field of Variety Dynamics, the dynamic V distribution, its dynamics and its mathematical relationship to power and control.