[OSList] open systems in the 'naural world"

John Rapp jfs.rapp at gmail.com
Tue Feb 26 11:29:26 PST 2013


Has anyone tried to hook up OST with any of Bucky Fuller's work?  THANKS.

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>wrote:

> 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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