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Ambiguity is a result of divergent or contested perspectives on the justification, severity or wider ‘meanings’ associated with a given threat (Stirling, 2003).  High complexity and uncertainty favour the emergence […]

A complex system is a system in which large networks of components with no central control and simple rules of operation give rise to complex collective behaviour, sophisticated information processing […]

Voltaire once declared : If you wish to converse with me, define your terms. Definitions are in essence arbitrary but they help to forster structured and fruitful discussions.

Making a qualified statement or a calculation of some future event or condition based on the results of study and analysis of the available data. Usually insufficient data are available […]

A question that has no definitive answer because the answer is contingent; it depends on a future interaction of many factors, known and unknown. A mystery cannot be answered; it […]

definitive statement about what will happen in the future. Most predictions usually turn out to be wrong because they do not capture the complexity of the situation. Randolph H. Pherson

A puzzle is a problem for which an answer exists but may not be known