[OSList] open systems in the 'naural world"
Charles Fuller
chrlsful at aol.com
Wed Feb 20 18:39:54 PST 2013
Chris Weaver and others may wish to look to Bertalanfy, an individual
often cited in General Systems theory, organization development and
other human systems studies, as someone who helped form the ideas
behind these concepts by study of biology...
I don't believe he ever used the term 'self organizing' but wrote all
around the idea. I will attempt a quote which will be way off (it's
been 15 yrs. since reading him):
many organizations can be viewed like a plant - a closed system having
a semi-permeable boundary (to me that's not really closed then) where
they allow nutrients to flow in and substances to flow out. Healthy
systems have information which is similar - crossing that boundary.
The plant can not live w/o that flow, neither can the human
organization be healthy if closed. (systems theory) Take one part away
from the plant and it fails just as each individual has a function with
in the family or organization.
Some one with more elegant writing/expression skills can accomplish
what I've attempted with more skill I'm certain. Possibly supply a
reading cite that goes directly to this...
Happy hunting!
- -Chad- -
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