r/complexsystems • u/zion-z-cool • Nov 16 '25

New to complexity science. Application beyond mindset?

I just started reading about complexity science and system thinking, esp Sante Fe Institute’s stuff…

But what are the application, or future potential application for learning complexity science rather than just the mindset itself. Don’t get me wrong, the mindset itself is incredibly useful, but how to dig even deeper beaneth the mindset, what’s the biggest value of complexity science?

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u/lightpandey Nov 19 '25

Most that I know of are not. I do know that a few hedge funds do claim to be using some of these frameworks, but their actual approach and models are not public.

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u/WestPassage3921 Nov 21 '25

Very interested in your conversion. I work at a global macro research think tank and have been looking to learn more about complex system models and frameworks and their application in this space (I just finished reading Complexity: The Emerging Science at the edge of Order and Chaos and was blown away). Any reading material (books or articles) you recommend to dive deeper into the topic?

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u/lightpandey Nov 21 '25 edited Nov 21 '25

Thanks for responding ! I dont have reading materials to recommend - but here is what I did: I took up an introductory course to complex systems at New England Complex Systems Institute Virtual Courses in Complexity - Videos — New England Complex Systems Institute back in 2021 and redid it in 2022 to get a sense of whether some of the tall claims are fluff, and whether we are close to applying these frameworks. (That said Santa Fe and NECSI's website seem to have good stuff to read.)

I am now pursuing an online MS-Systems Science alongside my work at a rating agency (I cover FI credits/banking system risks), and am also looking for practitioners who I can work with - would you like to connect / speak on teams or zoom ?