There are many well-established words that are used to more precisely
discuss self "organization" in the biological and social sciences. I
wonder if actively using some of these well-defined words might be
helpful in the discussion.
Example: stigmergy
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+stigmergy
*Stigmergy* is a mechanism of indirect coordination between agents or
actions. The principle is that the trace left in the environment by an
action stimulates the performance of a next action, by the same or a
different agent.
More details
http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/Stigmergy.html
http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/StigmergyAndSelf.html
http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/FourPrinciples.html
http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/IntertwinedPrinciples.html
Daniel
On 11/26/14 8:25 PM, John Baxter via OSList wrote:
Hello facilitators of self organisation
Let's take a moment to consider self organisation, as 'field' or
'practice'.
I am scoping a summer project at the moment (in the southern hemisphere!).
I have been reading and learning all I can about self org. There is
less than I expected at the heart of self org practice, but much more
than I realised in intersecting fields (e.g. in governance, democracy,
community organising, management, change, systems...). There are also
unanswered Qs about what 'self org' /is/ (indeed, if it is anything at
all).
It might be worthwhile formalising this, through a focused research
project, and sharing the results in a report or the like.
Possible focus questions that come to mind for me are
- what does someone need to know to say "I do self organisation"?
- what would someone need to know to be an 'expert' in self org?
Would appreciate your perspective, as a
practitioner-facilitator-fellow wave rider:
What (if anything) do you think deserves to be done?
Who should be involved in doing it?
Thank you for contributing to the quest!
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