Milton Friesen's Page

I found a very interesting paper by Goldstein and Zeidan a few months ago that has been formative in helping me understand a very practical connection between complexity theory and life in our cities.In response, I've been working on a draft discussion paper that considers how an understanding of the shape of the social topography of a neighbourhood or city is critical to acting intelligently with programs, projects, and even infrastructure building. We have significant amounts of vertical data…See More

I've written a brief Amazon review of Complexity Science and Social Entrepreneurship that you can read here.It is likely a resource that many ALIA people would find useful. The paper I have been most intrigued by is Chapter 15. It was co-authored by Goldstein and Zeidan and explores the connection between social networks and urban poverty. They argue, through comparing a New York and Brazil…See More