We live in a complex society. Generally, we have a simplified view of how life actually works. Behind this apparent simplicity lie numerous systems each with plentiful moving parts where the failure of any one of these can affect your ability to live your life. Think about how difficult life becomes without electricity.

Humans have existed for thousands without electricity. However, today its lack is a destructive force. The existence and interplay between the multitudinous systems on which we depend can create chaos, but the structure we put in place imposes a limited order. Sometimes order is imposed from within as a consequence of the chaos. We call that order either imposed via structure or self-forming complexity.

Dealing with complexity is difficult work. Small efforts one way or another can lead to amazingly different results than we intended. Failure to account for some factor or another can result in failure. This is because part of what makes complexity is non-linearity inherent in these systems.

In this part of the Codex Corvus we will explore the measurement of complexity. These measurements are important because they allow us to extrapolate how to set the scale and scope of our activities for our best chance of success in our endeavors.