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From Fiction to Navigation: Using Cynefin to Choose the Right Improvement Method

In a recent Lean Tech & AI Journal article, I suggested that future-state thinking can quietly become fiction when applied in complex adaptive systems.

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When “Future State” Becomes Fiction: Lean, Complexity, and the Vector Theory of Change

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From Fiction to Navigation: Using Cynefin to Choose the Right Improvement Method

In a recent Lean Tech & AI Journal article, I suggested that future-state thinking can quietly become fiction when applied in complex adaptive systems.

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Mar 4, 2026 9:32:58 AM

When “Future State” Becomes Fiction: Lean, Complexity, and the Vector Theory of Change

Lean practitioners have long been taught that improvement culminates in a designed “future state.” We map the current condition, identify waste and constraints, and then create a future-state value-stream map (VSM) that shows how the system should  operate.

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