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    There are many well-established words that are used to more
    precisely discuss self "organization" in the biological and social
    sciences. I wonder if actively using some of these well-defined
    words might be helpful in the discussion.<br>
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    Example: stigmergy<br>
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    <b>Stigmergy</b> is a mechanism of indirect coordination between
    agents or actions. The principle is that the trace left in the
    environment by an action stimulates the performance of a next
    action, by the same or a different agent.<br>
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    More details<br>
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/Stigmergy.html">http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/Stigmergy.html</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/StigmergyAndSelf.html">http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/StigmergyAndSelf.html</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/FourPrinciples.html">http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/FourPrinciples.html</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/IntertwinedPrinciples.html">http://www.evolutionofcomputing.org/Multicellular/IntertwinedPrinciples.html</a><br>
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    Daniel<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/26/14 8:25 PM, John Baxter via
      OSList wrote:<br>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">Hello facilitators of self
          organisation</div>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">Let's take a moment to consider
          self organisation, as 'field' or 'practice'.</div>
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          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444"><br>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">I am scoping a summer project at
          the moment (in the southern hemisphere!).</div>
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          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444"><br>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">I have been reading and learning
          all I can about self org.  There is less than I expected at
          the heart of self org practice, but much more than I realised
          in intersecting fields (e.g. in governance, democracy,
          community organising, management, change, systems...).  There
          are also unanswered Qs about what 'self org' <i>is</i> (indeed,
          if it is anything at all).</div>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">It might be worthwhile
          formalising this, through a focused research project, and
          sharing the results in a report or the like.</div>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">Possible focus questions that
          come to mind for me are</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">- what does someone need to know
          to say "I do self organisation"?</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">- what would someone need to know
          to be an 'expert' in self org?</div>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">Would appreciate your
          perspective, as a practitioner-facilitator-fellow wave rider:</div>
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">What (if anything) do you think
          deserves to be done?</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet
          ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">Who should be involved in doing
          it?</div>
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