2.7 Self-organization and distributed control: theory and practice
Coordinators
Discussion points
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How could a neural network approach be applied to the management of social systems?
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How could we design distributed network management systems for complex organisations?
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Which approaches and tools are useful for managing the dynamics of social networks?
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When, how and why do transitional metasystems emerge?
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Is it possible and desirable to ‘manage self-organization’?
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Why are we moving along the path charted by Stafford Beer so slowly?
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What are the features of self-organization in reflective organisational systems and environments?
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How self-organisation and distributed control can create a better context for business and society sustainability?
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How are self-development, self-organization and self-management related?
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What are the prospects for interaction of leading interdisciplinary approaches - synergetics and cybernetics? Is it through conflict or synthesis?
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Is it possible to build an evolutionary theory of control systems?