Financial systems don't currently support such a three-way conversion process. And that's just the beginning. These are times of transition. Some of the pain of complexity is due simply to the fact that we're not there yet. Perhaps the toughest task in this environment is to distinguish between the complexity that's going to bring the insight, connectedness and clarity that will take us to the next level and the complexity that will paralyze organizations when the next shift comes.
Some people say the answer is to use less technology.
This can be a seductive stance. But as defeated as I sometimes feel by my own inability to keep up with the seemingly endless spiral of complexity, I really do believe that much of what we're experiencing now is the unavoidable result of being in a state of profound transition.