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Most Recent 10 Microtheory (Hits=2) Self-reference is the key to facilitating orderly change in the midst of turbulent environments. In organizations, a clear sense of identity, values, traditions, history, dreams, experience, competencies, culture - is the only route to achieving independence from the environment. (4 of 7) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] Self-reference is what gives a self-organizing system its stability The Autopoeisis of Architecture Measurement in self-organizing systems (Hits=1) At equilibrium, there is nothing left for the system to do; it can produce nothing more. Everything living is an open system that engages with its environment and continues to grow and evolve. To stay viable, open systems maintain a state of non-equilibrium, keeping themselves off balance so that the system change and grow. They participate in an open exchange with their world, using what is there for their own growth. Disturbances could create disequilibrium, but disequilibrium could create growth. If the system had the capacity to react and change, then disturbance was not necessarily fearsome opponent. Faced with increasing levels of disturbance, these systems possess the innate ability to reorganize themselves to deal with the new information, self-organizing systems. (4 of 5) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] Self-Organization & Entropy - The Terrible Twins (Hits=1) Vision must permeate through the entire organization as a vital influence on the behavior of all employees. (1 of 2) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] (Hits=1) “I always want more people, from more diverse functions and places, to be there. I am always surprised by what people can create as they explore the webs of relation and caring that connect them…I learn a great deal from other people. I expect them to see things differently from me, to surprise me.” (1 of 2) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] (Hits=1) If we believe that there is no order to human activity except that imposed by the leader, that there is no self-regulation except that dictated by policies, if we believe that responsible leaders must have their hands into everything, controlling every decision, person, moment, then we cannot hope for anything except what we already have-a treadmill of frantic efforts that end up destroying our individual and collective vitality. (1 of 2) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] (Hits=1) A system is a set of processes that are made visible in temporary structures. (1 of 2) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] Learning Theories/Knowledge Management: Processes (Hits=1) A system is defined as chaotic when it becomes impossible to know what it will do next. However, if we look at a system over time, it demonstrates an inherent orderliness. Its wild gyrations are held within an invisible boundary. (1 of 1) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] (Hits=0) Information can create such a strong disturbance that the system can no longer ignore it. When a system can maintain its identity, it can self-organize to a higher level of complexity, a new form of itself that can deal better with the present. (1 of 2) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] (Hits=1) If we want progress, then we must provide energy to reverse decay. By sheer force of will, because we are the planet’s intelligence, we will make the world work. Erich Jantsch said, “ any living system is never resting structure that constantly seeks its own self-renewal”. (1 of 2) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] (Hits=1) We are beginning to recognize organizations as whole systems and notice people exhibiting self-organizing behavior. (2 of 4) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] (Hits=1) Order and form are not created by complex controls, but by the presence of a few guiding formulas or principles repeating back on themselves through the exercise of individual freedom. A few key principles combined with high levels of autonomy within the system is the recipe for success. (1 of 2) [Agree]  [Disagree] [Learn More...][Add URL] Recent Urls Learning Theories/Knowledge Management: Processes Self-Organization & Entropy - The Terrible Twins Measurement in self-organizing systems The Autopoeisis of Architecture Self-reference is what gives a self-organizing system its stability Xuanguan-Shewei ( Placement of the Mysterious Pass) Heat Capacity, Time Constant, and sensitivity of Earth's climate system Climate Insensitivity Climate Change Antarctic sea ice is increasing Sea ice over the Arctic Circle

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