Intro to Variety Dynamics

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.