Seeking chaos is at least one way to develop the skills and mindsets to tackle ambiguity.

What looks like resistance in many cases is rational responses to incentives and ingrained resource-allocation processes.

Now, I worry a bit about the TEDification of the world where style trumps substance, so hopefully you have a good blend of both!

There is what Steve Blank calls the stage where you are searching for a scalable business model. Then, there is the stage when you have found that model and need to scale it. In the former stage you have to have a "beginner's mind," be in learning mode, and expect to learn things you didn't anticipate.

Good innovators like to solve business crossword puzzles.

Seeking chaos is at least one way to develop the skills and mindsets to tackle ambiguity.

You still want to be thoughtful about what you do, no doubt, but you have to learn through trial-and-error experimentation as well.