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> The theory of complex systems reminds us that aggregates can have properties that are not traceable to any individuals themselves. Game theory tells us that i
by i_s 11y ago
> The theory of complex systems reminds us that aggregates can have properties that are not traceable to any individuals themselves. Game theory tells us that incentives and constraints can get so messed up that developments take on an eigendynamic which was nobody's intent nor interest.
I'm interested in those ideas. Can you give a link to any information about them?
- chadaustin 11y agoSome of my personal favorite resources on this topic: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-General-Systems-Thinking-Anniversary/dp/0932633498 http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-General-Systems-Thinking-... http://www.amazon.com/The-Systems-Bible-Beginners-Guide/dp/0961825170 http://www.amazon.com/The-Systems-Bible-Beginners-Guide/dp/0... http://www.amazon.com/Ackoffs-Best-Classic-Writings-Management/dp/0471316342 http://www.amazon.com/Ackoffs-Best-Classic-Writings-Manageme... I really enjoyed these books, but I am not super well-read in this area, so there may be better ones out there. You could try searching for "systems theory" and see what other resources are out there. Systems theory is a very broad topic, so you'll find it attached to many specific disciplines, but the general idea is that you can take a bunch of simple things, hook them together, and produce a "being" that has totally weird behavior in aggregate.
- cb18 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence
- ajmurmann 11y agoAwesome book by Nobel price winning Thomas Schelling: Micromotive and Macrobheavior http://www.amazon.com/Micromotives-Macrobehavior-Thomas-C-Schelling/dp/0393329461 http://www.amazon.com/Micromotives-Macrobehavior-Thomas-C-Sc...
- aaimnr 11y agoThis one seems to stand out: http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Donella-H-Meadows/dp/1603580557/ http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Donella-H-Meadows/dp/...