Many people—including world and national leaders—seem to think of the world in atomistic terms: like a clock, they can take a simplistic action to manipulate one component. But this attitude simplifies the world, and misses the complexity of relationships that are intertwined. Complexity science offers a lens through which to have a more nuanced understanding of conflict and how trying to address one problem creates new, unforeseen problems.
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program for a remote course offered by Steve Klein, instructor at Tel Aviv University. In this class, participants will delve into complexity science and the tools it provides to expand our understanding of how all conflicts in general, but political conflicts in particular evolve and become ever more unpredictable as they become more complex.
The courses will be offered Wednesdays from Aug. 13 through Aug. 27. Each session will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
