the dark side of removing complexity

By Michael D. Stark. Complexity is often public enemy number 1 for technologists in large corporations, and rightly so.  Lets forget about good versus bad complexity, and focus on the latter.  Okay, so I often use other peoples quotes, but here is an original (as far as I know): “Complexity is highly resilient and therefore…

wu wei – effortless action for enterprise architecture

By Michael D. Stark. How much energy do we spend as Enterprise Architects getting frustrated about strategies and road-maps not being funded and implemented as we envision?  If you find yourself behaving more like a salesmen than a visionary and trusted adviser, then perhaps a famous ancient Chinese philosophical text called the Tao Te Ching…

enterprise architects need uncertainty

By Michael D. Stark. If you need to be sure about which door to walk through (or which to send your company through), then enterprise architecture is going to be a tough gig.  Enterprise Architects need uncertainty because this is the oil that keeps our trade viable, we just need to embrace it.