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Skip to main content Complex Questions “The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.” Albert Einstein Complex questions surround all of the most important issues facing the world's decision makers. These questions are resistant to every attempt at resolution. Finding the right answers to these complex questions is essential to improving the security, prosperity and equity of our world. Complex questions are startlingly difficult to answer because they are characterized by: Ambitious, multiple and often competing objectives High numbers of heterogeneous subordinate elements Resource and time constraints that severely limit the range of solutions Opacity, except to the most experienced and knowledgeable Unpredictability due to inherent unknowability and social factors Complex questions are challenges to both conception and resolution. Indeed, asking exactly the right question is the first hurdle in addressing any complex problem. Even if the question is well-conceived, an actionable resolution is often elusive. At , we believe that complex questions are best addressed by: Visionary clients who demand constructive engagement Exceptional people who are both highly skilled and passionately dedicated to the search for answers A fusion of science and art that combines practical, critical thinking with an imaginative synthesis of the most appropriate methods An unconventional culture that regards the right answer as its most important goal Visionary Clients Visionary Clients visionary-clients “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Peter Drucker Client List client-list Unconventional Culture Unconventional Culture unconventional-culture “A culture is made - or destroyed - by its articulate voices.” Ayn Rand Cultural Manifesto cultural-manifesto 's History group-w-history History of 's Name history-of-group-w-name Join join-group-w Social Media: Reading List social-media-reading-list Exceptional People Exceptional People exceptional-people “Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.” Napoléon Bonaparte Cultural Manifesto cultural-manifesto Social Media: Reading List social-media-reading-list Join join-group-w Science and Art Science and Art science-and-art “Science is knowledge which we understand so well that we can teach it to a computer; and if we don't fully understand something, it is an art to deal with it.” Donald Knuth Analysis analysis Modeling and Simulation modeling-and-simulation Research research The Right Answer “Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.” John Dewey 's clients are tackling some of the world's most complex questions. Our passion is finding the right answers to these questions. The right answer is often surprising and always: Analytically sound—it is not a pre-ordained conclusion or the product of a rote process Defensible—it is able to withstand intense and informed scrutiny Actionable—it leads to practical decisions consistent with resource, schedule and cultural constraints Finding the right answer to genuinely complex questions requires vigorous debate, relentless effort and unconstrained thinking. Decades of experience have taught us that four components are necessary for an environment where these practices can flourish: Visionary clients who get things done, push the boundaries of their fields, and have the courage and conviction to defy conventional wisdom Exceptional people who are driven by the challenges of complex questions and refuse to accept answers that are "good enough" A unique combination of the rigor of science and the creativity of art An unconventional culture that values meritocratic, evidence-based discourse as its highest ideal About About about-group-w “It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.” Robert Goddard Cultural Manifesto cultural-manifesto 's History group-w-history History of 's Name history-of-group-w-name Social Media: Reading List social-media-reading-list Contract Vehicles contract-vehicles Join join-group-w Contact Us Contact Us contact-us “Wanting contact I'm wanting contact I'm wanting contact with you” Peter Gabriel Directions and Map directions-and-map -- Complex Questions Visionary Clients Unconventional Culture Exceptional People Science and Art The Right Answer A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 Science and Art B10 B11 B12 C1 Complex Questions C3 C4 Unconventional Culture C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 The Right Answer D12 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 Exceptional People E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 F1 F2 Visionary Clients F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 G10 G11 G12 Complex Questions Complex questions surround all of the most important issues facing the world's decision makers. 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