{"id":1243,"date":"2021-04-29T09:24:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T08:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phw.org.uk\/narrativereporting\/?page_id=1243"},"modified":"2021-12-27T13:29:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T13:29:13","slug":"complexity-and-the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phw.org.uk\/narrativereporting\/what\/complexity-and-the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Complexity and the project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We proposed to our health board that we should take a bold step and be allowed to adopt a complexity science approach to healthcare associated infection.  Complexity science looks at the simple rules that govern complex adaptive systems and seeks to identify parallels that can be applied to human systems.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page takes you through four videos, which explain how our project relates to treating the healthcare as a complex adaptive system.  We suggest you view them in the order presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the classic examples of a complexity in nature is the murmuration of starlings. Experts seem to agree that each starling only follows three simple rules to create the sky dance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"amazing starlings murmuration (full HD) -www.keepturningleft.co.uk\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eakKfY5aHmY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Complexity   1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g1oQf4KZnqQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike Simmons explains the projects journey and his understanding of how complexity science features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We therefore ask you to consider &#8220;How wolves change rivers,&#8221; to provide further insight into how a complex adaptive system behaves as a change is introduced into a system<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Wolves Change Rivers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ysa5OBhXz-Q?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Complexity 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-5yRzIMRHs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike continues the complexity journey by explaining what happened as a result of narrative reporting in our health board and then what might happen if we adopt and spread the innovation to the rest of Wales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We proposed to our health board that we should take a bold step and be allowed to adopt a complexity science approach to healthcare associated infection.  Complexity science looks at the simple rules that govern complex adaptive systems and seeks to identify parallels that can be applied to human systems.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page takes you through four videos, which explain how our project relates to treating the healthcare as a complex adaptive system.  We suggest you view them in the order presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the classic examples of a complexity in nature is the murmuration of starlings. 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