ABSTRACT
Sensitiveness to initial conditions is one of the key insights that derive from complex systems theory. In discussing emergence of future, it permits us to rethink the underlying logic of change and to reconceptualise cause. New initial conditions are the changes and developments that are already taking place below the surface. We believe that there is a linkage between certain initial conditions and the success of an organization. This chapter provides an inspirational challenge to sense-making and strategic decision-making: to identify and influence our systems’ initial conditions as they are emerging. Preparing ourselves for coming changes by identifying them; and shaping the future to our advantage by influencing them is foresight.
