The Architect’s Pivot - From Static Blueprints to Dynamic Ecosystems

Written By Colbern Motileng

Stuart Macgregor, CEO of Real IRM and The Open Group South Africa, examines the shift from traditional enterprise architecture to dynamic, adaptable ecosystems.

He uses the South African Scrap Metal Ecosystem as a practical case study in complex systems dynamics and discusses:

  • The Historic Mandate: Strategic Finance Simulation Modelling.

  • Systems Failure: The root causes of market dysfunction and the impact of current policies.

  • The Age of AI: New Ecosystems Architecture thinking for practitioners.

  • Extending the Function: Broadening the EA function through dynamic simulation.

View the presentation on YouTube https://youtu.be/ZM0ldj3IZhI, and/or download the slides below

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