• Conventional linear logic requires that before solutions be designed they must FIRST must stay within the norms of correctness and ideals that were laid down by historical norms. Today the extreme diversity and disparity within society has varied social attitudes. This negates the logic of norm based definitions for correctness or ideals.With changing values and above all ‘special interest groups’- we can no longer use “norms” as guidelines for solutions design. (NLT does not profess or seek any violation of the Law it does not dwell on the historical measure as referance to right or wrong when considering solutions design).
  
• This may seem blasphemous to many; but“when the objective is to find solutions within complexity” moralizing or agonizing over deviation from past norms is irrelevant. In a Non Linear era, solutions are already known to most recurring problems & identifying implementation strategies should become the primary objective. In a linear era the focus was on the analyses of the problem, which was considered to be the primary input to develop the best suited solution design. Then experts with experience would provide a well known or documented solution design based on ‘similar problems’documented from the past.

Today problems ‘develop and occur’ based on their own ‘timing and cause'.Experts are increasingly unable to help because A NEW circumstance & new environment demand a different solution even if the problem appears to be similar to some past event.

The ability to put solutions into action now requires a greater skill because “conflict” and “opposition” comes from focussed 'special interest groups' who have become an integral part of complexity, especially in mature democracies.

• Linear logic based solutions based their solution design to attack at the very “core” of the problem and aggressively push aside any conflict based on the strength of the logic. This is no longer practical. Using Non Linear Thinking and logic we need to develop solutions that first “erode” and “overcome” the opposition that exists to change .
  
• The Non Linear solution may first focus on overcoming or even sidelining the core; thus making opposition redundant through strategy. Within complexity it is usually necessary to restore or change the environment - before attempting to solve the “real” problem. ( In marketing many refer to this as repositioning the opposition before making change ourselves). In the linear past, new problems usually required new resources and this was logical and affordable based on the low frequency of “NEWSIT”! ( see 'When do we need NLT' )
  
• Today and in future and especially for us in South Asia and India, we cannot assume that we will create or make available new resources for every New problem. REPRIORITISATION of existing resources will thus need to become the principal skill and expertise that is required for good solutions design.
  
  We need skills that develop and design solutions without need to base them on past norms or ideals. The focus must also be to initiate the required change with minimal conflict as special interest groups now form the main deterrent to implementation of even the ‘best prefferred’ solution. Being able to commence the process with minimal conflict is more important than solving the assumed problem.
  
  CONFLICT is the key deterrent to all progress and specifically economic growth … Linear logic now aggravates conflict.
  
• Wherever there is an absence of consensus or disagreement. Society seems unable to identify any management skill or strategic tool besides conflict to ‘resolve’ the issue. Linear logic fails because it implies that someone must be the ‘winner’ and therefore there must be a ‘loser'.
  
• Today in the Non Linear era & within “Conflict”, there is rarely a winner or a loser. The result of a conflict in any sphere - whether in markets, economics, social or emotional now povides – the same result where there is a “loss” for all involved.
  
• In the past - the aggressor had to be the one with the greater economic resource and a huge arsenal to wage war. Today it is the “peace keeper” that is required to be the strongest. In this Non Linear era conflict is sparked by an individual or small group who become the aggressors using a “minimal” resource. War based on terrorism has little or no concern for damage or ethics and HENCE cannot be fought by armies trained for conventional war.
  
• Linear logic based training were based on teaching our defence personnel to “fight the unseen enemy who was the unknown one”. Today in our Non Linear era the enemy is visible and amongst us. Unfortunately as long as our systems remain wedded to linear logic despite a complete change in the environment we should expect a falling performance from the conventional soldier.
  
• It is now the defender that has to bear the greatest cost and be responsible for even the intensity of response.

We need to develop NEW skills that help us resolve issues within conflict and yet without the need to declare
a winner! Non Linear Thinking will help.