Why Some People Revel In Complexity

What triggered my thoughts in developing this Episode was YAF. What is YAF? YAF is Yet Another Framework! What I am referring to is a consortium of academics, industry, and government people that, I am sure with upright and thoughtful intentions, published YAF on enterprise architecture. This YAF was going to take all of the other YAF’s and bring them all together. As a veteran of Enterprise Architecture and frameworks, all I could do is roll my eyes and smile. As a note, I was asked to join this YAF effort when it was first conceived, and declined. This YAF is the most complicated representation of enterprise architecture I have yet to observe. My thoughts quickly moved to thinking about complexity and those that, perhaps, revel in it. Is there such a thing as “complexity bias”? Is complexity, for some, a measure of progress? Steve Jobs said it best: “Simple can be harder than complex:” In this episode, we will explore complexity and complex. They are different!