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Complex adaptive system

About: Complex adaptive system is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3190 publications have been published within this topic receiving 111947 citations. The topic is also known as: Complex adaptive system, CAS.


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TL;DR: The paper describes the Complex Systems approach to these problems, showing the kind of models that are required in order to obtain whatever limited knowledge is possible about the co‐evolution of the human and environmental systems involved.
Abstract: The paper explores the basis for decision‐making and policy with regard to the Environment. Clearly these should be based on knowledge of possible consequences and accompanying risk assessments involving the linked behaviour of the many interacting human actors within a socio‐economic system and the ecological, and physical systems in which they are embedded. The paper describes the Complex Systems approach to these problems, showing the kind of models that are required in order to obtain whatever limited knowledge is possible about the co‐evolution of the human and environmental systems involved. Several practical examples are described and the models briefly presented. These are shown as examples of what should be required for the creation of the necessary basis for making policy and decision explorations with an integrated view of the system as a whole, instead of separate parts studied in detail by experts of specific disciplines. This provides a framework for making real use of the “knowledge” of dis...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce the notion of organisational wisdom as an ecosystem, and present a relationship map of the wisdom ecosystem (the Causal Loop Diagram at Figure 1).
Abstract: This is the first of two papers concerning wisdom as an ecosystem appearing in sequential editions of Management & Marketing journal. The notion of wisdom as an ecosystem, or "the wisdom ecology," builds on work by Hays (2007) who first identified wisdom as an organisational construct and proposed a dynamic model of it. The centrepiece of this paper and the companion part to follow is a relationship map of the wisdom ecosystem (the Causal Loop Diagram at Figure 1). This first instalment provides background on wisdom and complex adaptive systems, and introduces the wisdom ecosystem model. The second instalment, "Mapping Wisdom as a Complex Adaptive System," appearing in the next edition of Management & Marketing, explains systems dynamics modelling and discusses the wisdom ecosystem model in detail. It covers the four domains, or subsystems, of the wisdom ecosystem, Dialogue, Communal Mind, Collective Intelligence, and Wisdom, and walks readers through the model, exploring each of its 24 elements in turn. That second paper examines the relationships amongst system elements and illuminates important aspects of systems function. This paper introduces the notion of organisational wisdom as an ecosystem. It builds on work by Hays (2007) who first identified wisdom as an organisational construct and proposed a dynamic model of it. The ecological perspective presented here adds to Hays' 2007 preliminary model, revealing organisational wisdom to embody a complex adaptive system that evolves, given supportive conditions. When thriving, the wisdom ecosystem will learn, develop, and adapt in correspondence with changing environmental demands and opportunities. As such, it will be more resilient and responsive than organisations that have not attained or been capable of sustaining wisdom. At higher levels of functioning, the system will become conscious of itself as wise, and will be capable of anticipating and preparing itself for impending changes in the environment. This paper and its companion part to follow identify elements critical to the learning, development, adaptability, and consciousness of the wisdom ecosystem and their complex interrelationships. As resilient as it might be, an ecosystem is also in delicate balance, making it potentially vulnerable. Neglect of or abuse to a key element (node) or subsystem can gravely impact an organisation's wisdom capabilities. (1) Leaders must, then, act as stewards of the organisational wisdom ecosystem, much as enlightened leaders show concern for and protect the environment-our global ecosystems. Understanding wisdom ecosystem elements and

45 citations

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TL;DR: A general approach is used to simulate change and transition at a macrolevel due to adaptation at a microlevel to determine parameter values of the equation-based macrolevel model.
Abstract: Global modeling has been used for decades to assess the possible futures of humanity and the global environment. However, these models do not always satisfactorily include the adaptive characteristics of systems. In this article, a general approach is used to simulate change and transition at a macrolevel due to adaptation at a microlevel. Tools from complex adaptive systems research are used to simulate the microlevel and consequently determine parameter values of the equation-based macrolevel model. Two case studies that applied this approach are reviewed. The first study assessed the efficacy of efforts to control malaria, whereas the second study used an integrated model to construct climate change scenarios by using various possible views on the nature of the climate system.

45 citations

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01 Jul 1996
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conclude that the concepts, ideas, theories, tools and general methodologies of nonlinear dynamics and complex systems theory show enormous, almost unlimited, potential for not only providing better solutions for certain existing problems of land combat, but for fundamentally altering our general understanding of the basic processes of war, at all levels.
Abstract: : The Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) asked the Center for Naval Analyses to assess the general applicability of the new science to land warfare. "New Sciences" is a catch-all phrase that refers to the tools and methodologies used in nonlinear dynamics and complex systems theory to study physical dynamical systems exhibiting a "complicated dynamics." This report concludes that the concepts, ideas, theories, tools and general methodologies of nonlinear dynamics and complex systems theory show enormous, almost unlimited, potential for not just providing better solutions for certain existing problems of land combat, but for fundamentally altering our general understanding of the basic processes of war, at all levels. Indeed, the new sciences' greatest legacy may, in the end, prove to be not just a set of creative answers to old questions but and entirely new set of questions to be asked of what really happens on the battlefield The central thesis of this paper is that land combat is a complex adaptive system. That is to say, that land combat is essentially a nonlinear dynamical system composed of many interacting semi-autonomous and hierarchically organized agents continuously adapting to a changing environment.

45 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202336
202269
2021120
2020132
2019152
2018191