i) Contribute to the development of a theory of complex social systems and organisations. ii) Explore and develop models, tools and methods to help organisations understand and cope with complexity. iii) Develop a method of discourse of complexity, within an organisational context. COMPLEXITY PROVIDES AN EXPLANATORY FRAMEWORK AND A LANGUAGE, WHICH OFFER A DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING AND SEEING THE WORLD. here: http://www.psych.lse.ac.uk/complexity/events.htm It's nice to see that the London School of Economics considers the study of complexity as a language rather than a set of research methods. (In fact, the inclusion of language/history/society seems to be the case in many European complexity centers :-) )