typo in my Re: A Story from OZ

[Chris Corrigan]

I think that is the embodiment of dissipative structures: order arising from
chaos....

I didn't have a clue what that acronym was -- now i know, and my life is more
organized for it!

CJC

Denis Hitchens wrote:

> >>over time from immediate value to post OS event value.  This matches the
> >>basic concepts of "dissipative systems". My thought is that Open Space
> >>could be used as a "snap shot" of the real culture systems in an
> >
> >Rich,
> >
> >my understanding of dissipative in the context of ffednoldcas-os is the
> >"sucking up" of energy not the wasting of it.
> >
> There is no 'o' in ffednldcas-os,  which may be short for
> far-from-equilibrium,dissipative, non-linear, dynamic, complex, adaptive
> self-organising system  (with or without the commas  ?? !!!) at least that's
> how I was taught it by Prof Hooker
>
> slippery little sucker

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