I wrote a little paper about systems theory some time ago ... take a
look...
http://www.pegasuscom.com/PDFs/the-mouse-and-the-earthquake.pdf
Cheers,
Lisa
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On Feb 20, 2013, at 6:39 PM, Charles Fuller wrote:
Chris Weaver and others may wish to look to Bertalanfy, an
individual often cited in General Systems theory, organization
development and other human systems studies, as someone who helped
form the ideas behind these concepts by study of biology...
I don't believe he ever used the term 'self organizing' but wrote
all around the idea. I will attempt a quote which will be way off
(it's been 15 yrs. since reading him):
many organizations can be viewed like a plant - a closed system
having a semi-permeable boundary (to me that's not really closed
then) where they allow nutrients to flow in and substances to flow
out. Healthy systems have information which is similar - crossing
that boundary. The plant can not live w/o that flow, neither can
the human organization be healthy if closed. (systems theory) Take
one part away from the plant and it fails just as each individual
has a function with in the family or organization.
Some one with more elegant writing/expression skills can accomplish
what I've attempted with more skill I'm certain. Possibly supply a
reading cite that goes directly to this...
Happy hunting!
- -Chad- -
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