Diversities, Dynamism and ‘Appropriate’
Variation
• New scientific theories (e.g., complexity) offer interesting
frameworks, but
• lots of research fodder -- e.g. , what to measure; how to measure
‘co-evolution’, ‘improvisation’
• ‘Critical to differentiate the variations that are sources of
error from the variations due to the dynamics of
relationships’ (Miller, 2001)
• Using this complexity framework, relational variation is
linked to diversity of agents and represents constructive
and adaptive functioning
• Can diversity help EBP implementation?