Kolmogorov Complexity relates to the idea that you can use some kind of computer to encapsulate repeating patterns. When you do this, you have to store the data

Kolmogorov Complexity relates to the idea that you can use some kind of computer to encapsulate repeating patterns. When you do this, you have to store the data of your program somewhere and its size relates (sort of) to abstractly just how complex the problem was. It's also equivalent to Minimum Message Length, so looking into that might help. Roughly, the relevance remains the same if you just remove "Kolmogorov" from the op's statement. The manager doesn't understand that inventing a whole new solution is complex no matter how many or few people use it. Which isn't strictly true, but it's definitely a good rule of thumb.