# Anormality Anormality is a framework for _creating and understanding change_. The purpose of Anormality is not to surpass, or replace any other process or methodology. Rather, the hope is to provide an additional perspective and some useful patterns for creating change. The premise for Anormality is, that we are living in a complex world, building complex systems, but most of our intution and instict tries to reduce the world to a simpler place, where cause and effect is obvious and deterministic. This tension between the human need for order and the chaotic emergent behaviour of complex sociotechnical systems creates friction and frustration in both organizations and individuals. Abnormality offers a way to engage with the world, to understand it, to investigate and explore it. To poke it, experiment with it and to change it. In [[anomality/DevOps/Index|DevOps]], we try to apply Anormality to Software Engineering. ## Anormal themes A few examples are usually a good start to set the context, so here goes. I consider my self young. Or, I recognize that I am an adult. But, I am not old! At least I am in the younger part of being an adult, where you are not consumed by family obligations, mortgages, soccer practice and the rat race. But I find myself noticing one gray hair, that over time turns to many. I find myself discussing refinancing at a social gathering. And more worringly enjoying myself throroughly. Suddenly, I collapse at nine, exhausted from fighting fruitless battles with my kids. I savour getting to bed early. I find myself watching *Dancing with the stars* on a Friday evening, rather than being out with friends. Each of these individual events are easy for me to disregard and dismiss as random occurences, but as they recur and combine, in totality they challenge and over time change my self-perception. I realise maybe I am a real adult. Not quite young anymore, and that is okay. This is an example of how my mental model was in conflict with observations. While it is easier to dismiss these anomalies, over time they acrue and force the mental model to adapt.