The challenge of taking complexity seriously

I recently came across a blogpost entitled, Simple Thinking in a Complex World is a Recipe for Disaster. It was written by Prof. David Green of Monash University in Australia. 

 

In it, he cautions against the tendency to oversimplify the complexities of everyday life, and gives some practical advice on how to take complexity seriously. In particular, he maintains that we should,

"... avoid following simple slogans uncritically. Avoid dismissing uncomfortable facts out of hand."

So far, so good.