[OSList] open systems in the 'naural world"

[Lisa Heft]

I wrote a little paper about systems theory some time ago ... take a  
look...

http://www.pegasuscom.com/PDFs/the-mouse-and-the-earthquake.pdf

Cheers,
Lisa

Lisa Heft
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On Feb 20, 2013, at 6:39 PM, Charles Fuller wrote:

> 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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