Complexity is a consequence of living in a sandpile world

In the business world, complexity has become the name of the game. The once still relatively rural global village has evolved into a sprawling, bustling, global city. New neighborhoods have sprung up energetically to economic prominence, while the overspending older ones have been complacently drowning in a quagmire of problems of their own making. Although the balance of power is shifting, all parts of this city are becoming more tightly interconnected and interdependent. The consequences of a seemingly insignificant event happening in one part of the city may unpredictably self-amplify, and spread uncontrollably like wildfire throughout the whole city, leaving its occupants in a state of dismay and feeling helplessly uncertain about their futures. Despite the ritual display of neighborhood leaders being firmly in control, there exists a general feeling that things are growing increasingly out of control.