touche', As I recall I did throw in the 'non-linear', and maybe some other stuff rather haphazardly. It was a sloppy way of saying that I know you guys have keen insight into what complex systems are and what they do and I really wish you'd try to define it as observation tools so people can learn how to identify them in their own worlds.
What my tools do is very sensitively strip away the homeostatic fluctuation and reconstruct the larger scale dynamics so you can see the timing of the structural changes. Applying formulas to time series is rigid a form to feel out and display the subtle shapes. One of my oldest studies is of the history of annual records of US GNP. My analysis shows that the growth rate steadily declines except at times of large scale destruction/renewal. It make sense, is part of various growth theories I think, but I don't think anyone ever demonstrated it empirically before. http://www.synapse9.com/drpage.htm#usgnp Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jochen Fromm > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 4:25 AM > To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' > Subject: [FRIAM] Buzzwords > > > > Whoa. Three buzzwords in a row: non-linearity, emergence and > complexity. You forgot non-equilibrium and edge of chaos. How > does this sound like: a revolutionary paradigm shift > towards a variety of non-linear, non-equilibrium patterns out > of the loop at the edge of chaos that are uniquely associated > with emerging complex organization increasing your > return-on-investment at the end of the day. This sentence > includes at least 8 buzzwords. Can you top that ? > > -J. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Henshaw > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:40 AM > To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Friam Digest, Vol 38, Issue 3 > > [...] > Still, there are a variety of non-linear patterns that are uniquely > associated with emerging complex organization. > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
