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<DIV>from the essay :</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"The researchers at the Santa Fe
Institute have denominated self-organizing<BR>systems </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#008000><STRONG>Complex Adaptive
Systems. The key word is adaptive, which indicates<BR>that the system, be that
molecular or human, is constantly adapting to its<BR>internal and external
environment seeking a better fit</STRONG>,</FONT> a better way of<BR>getting
along in the world. This might also be called learning, for the<BR>system is not
only finding better ways to be, it is also remembering them<BR>for future use.
In short a body of knowledge is being built which will<BR>enable higher levels
of survival."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">"Collective consciousness in this case is not to be
confused with deep shared consciousness manifest in the Jungian archetypes, but
rather a functional intelligence that appeared capable of observing a situation,
consider the options, and then take concerted action – all without a word spoken
and in an incredibly short period of time (minutes). How this works, I don’t
have a clue, but in the situations where the <B><SPAN
style="COLOR: green">collective consciousness</SPAN></B> became manifest I found
myself reminded of the <B><SPAN style="COLOR: green">behavioral shift</SPAN></B>
of the ant colony when they moved from random search to well ordered columns,
bringing home the tart, all of which seemed to happen with the snap of a finger.
I suppose if ants can do it, humans might be capable as
well."</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p>some
reflections on wars, cooperation, open space etc ;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p>I
agree that a sudden need or crises can cause quick self organisation and a
shift in collective consciousness </o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> (i.e
wars, natural disasters).</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>However self organisation for a quick reaction doesn't mean
that a <STRONG>healthy</STRONG> community ( democracy, peace, long term
cooperation, civilization)</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>has been built.</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>I studied business and not psychology or sociology but from life
experiences i know that "fear" prevents</FONT> <FONT
color=#0000ff>a open space, a <STRONG>long term</STRONG>
</FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>democracy </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>(at least freedom of expression for everybody) can not be
created <STRONG>by force</STRONG><EM>.</EM></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>Wars are different then natural disasters as they
are made by human.</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>Survival should be the easiest achievement when a
group of human being comes together. So the big question for me is why we are
still at that level </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>after </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>14M years? why we can not discuss how we can develop alltogether
in peace, joy and richness? why we don't discuss how we
can </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>establish a better cooperation, better ways of exchange among
different cultures, religions, regions, countries etc
?</FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT
color=#0000ff>Funda</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p>
</o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jack@designinglife.com href="mailto:jack@designinglife.com">Jack
Ricchiuto</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE..EDU</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 10, 2005 4:20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Survival of the
Cooperative</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>
<P align=left><FONT size=2>Reflecting the way ecologists today are starting to
redefine "fitness", author Robert Ulanowicz defines fitness as “the
</FONT><FONT size=2>ability of a species to play a role in the web of
ecological processes.”</FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jack</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>~~~~~~~~~~</DIV>
<DIV>jack ricchiuto</DIV>
<DIV>two.one.six/three.seven.three/seven.four.seven.five</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.designinglife.com">www.designinglife.com</A> / <A
href="http://www.appreciativeleadership.org">www.appreciativeleadership..org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>------------Original Message------------</DIV>
<DIV>From: Steve Gawron <gawron@megsinet.net></DIV>
<DIV>To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</DIV>
<DIV>Date: Wed, Feb-9-2005 6:02 PM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: Survival of the Cooperative</DIV>
<DIV>Hello Don and all,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There is an interesting book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi which supports
that</DIV>
<DIV>concept of survival of ideas in a Darwinian context. The book is
called</DIV>
<DIV>"Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience", ISBN 0-06-016253-8</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In brief, a "flow" experience is akin to reading a book you cannot put
down.</DIV>
<DIV>I hope you enjoy the read.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Steve Gawron</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>----- Original Message -----</DIV>
<DIV>From: "Don Ferretti" <dferrett@placer.ca.gov></DIV>
<DIV>To: <OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:34 PM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Survival of the Cooperative</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>> I can give you a lot of detail to back this up but I will not take
up</DIV>
<DIV>> air time here to do that. I just wanted to say that I know for a
fact</DIV>
<DIV>> that the "survival of the fittest" mantra was not even spoken by
Darwin.</DIV>
<DIV>> But, his whole body of work seems to have been boiled down to that
idea.</DIV>
<DIV>> I have my theory as to why that is. But, if you really look at all
of</DIV>
<DIV>> that work, the role of cooperation, adaptation and flexibility
plays a</DIV>
<DIV>> much more important role. We did not make it this far
through</DIV>
<DIV>> competition, but through pervasive cooperation.</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>> <A
href="http://placer.networkofcare.org">http://placer.networkofcare.org</A></DIV>
<DIV>> www.placer.ca.gov/cfc</DIV>
<DIV>> First 5 - Placer CFC</DIV>
<DIV>> Don Ferretti - Director</DIV>
<DIV>> 530.886.1824</DIV>
<DIV>> 530.886.1810 (fax)</DIV>
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