testing...
Question:
Is not each post on *OSLIST* an example of the stigmergy principle in
action?
" Stigmergy is a mechanism of indirect coordination
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coordination> between (*OSLIST*) agents.
The principle is that the trace (an *OSLIST* post) left in the
environment by an action /stimulates the performance of a next action/,
by the same or a different (*OSLIST*) agent."
On 11/30/14 1:01 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList wrote:
Anne -- I did have to chuckle when you took Dan to the Woodshed. JHis
use of the word "stigmergy" set me back a bit too. Particularly since
I pride myself on my vocabulary, but that one got me. I did fail the
course. I could see the roots, and guess the meaning, but it really
was foreign territory. And then I remembered Ants, and E O Wilson's
marvelous large tome on the subject, "Superorganism." I read it cover
to cover twice. Truthfully I learned more about ants than I ever
wanted to know -- but along the way I found myself entranced by the
elegant power of self organization as it manifest in some of our
smaller neighbors. And if Ants can do it, By God -- we can too!
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*From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On
Behalf Of *Anne Stadler via OSList
*Sent:* Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:12 AM
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*Subject:* Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 45, Issue 25
Re studying self-organization
Thanks all.
Yes HO all IS self-organization.
However i'm not interested in just any kind of self organization. OST
or Opening space is oriented to facilitating self authorization; ease
of emergence; rapid achievement of flow state and high degree of
coherence. That's my experience gained in a seven year experiment in
using OST to evolve an Open Space Learning Community of Practice
(Spirited Work).
So one thing that pops out for me if one were to research this, maybe
one needs to track a few things:
1. Level of self authorization?
2. Ease of initiating
3. Ease of emergence
4. Level of group flow state?
5. Level of group coherence?
Another observation: re using "well-established words". As an example
you gave us "stigmergy", Daniel. Where is that "well-established"?
Except in certain academic fields? I am a "first follower" Open
Spacer (that is literally true! Since 1989). I have no idea what
you're talking about, i'm sorry to say. So If you're also interested
in influencing and involving users of OST, I would encourage no
professional jargon, if possible. It renders the enterprise
meaningless to an person for whom OST taps into natural human patterns
and ways of collaboration.
Thanks for this conversation you all!
Anne
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