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>The acronym **VUCA** stands for **volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity**. It was coined by the U.S. Army War College in 1987 to describe the geopolitical context that followed the Cold-War. It has scholarly roots in the leadership theories of Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus.
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>The adjacent concept of **VUCA prime** mitigates each VUCA element as follows:
>- Volatility -> Vision
>- Uncertainty -> Understanding
>- Complexity -> Clarity
>- Ambiguity -> Agility
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