Designing complex systems is about integrating multiple components, but the main challenge is human rather than technical. A technical interface between components A and B requires a human interface between the designer of component A and the designer of component B.
When the skills and competencies are multiple, when the teams are split over different departments, if not different companies, they will speak different languages. How can they work together if they don't understand each other?
In this book, we will raise awareness of the risks on misunderstandings when teams from different background collaborate on a complex system. We will analyse how it impacts systems design, and propose managerial solutions to handle those risks.

Nicolas Godlewski graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines de Paris. He is passionate about complex problem solving and bringing diverse people from different background together.
After 16 years managing complex systems in the automotive industry, at Renault then Jaguar Land Rover, he is now managing his own co-founded company, working as a freelance systems engineering consultant, and lecturing in Engineering schools.