“emergence, through evolution, of a higher level of organization”
This Wikipedia entry links to my current wave of enthusiasm for the evolution of dialogue. We inherit forms that are hard to change. Finding a new way of sitting to talk is a big deal.
I thought about this in watching the movie 2012 (not that I really want to mention that movie or that year). In a UN meeting of heads of state some are in the room and some are on screens – it hardly matters. Technology has advanced, but the science of communication has not – the process is much the same as the old inherited voting system, combined with a bit of power-play.
Yet I think we can hasten and improve the means of generating creative intelligence. Process design. People are talking about it a lot!
Metasystem transition – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
A metasystem transition is the emergence, through evolution, of a higher level of organization or control. Prime examples are the origin of life, the transition from unicellular to multicellular organisms, and the emergence of symbolic thought. A metasystem is formed by the integration of a number of initially independent components, such as molecules, cells or individiduals, and the emergence of a system steering or controlling their interactions. As such, the collective of components becomes a new, goal-directed individual, capable of acting in a coordinated way. This metasystem is more complex, more intelligent, and more flexible in its actions than the initial component systems.
Thinking creātically – By Kenneth G. Johnson
Thinking creātically: a systematic, interdisciplinary approach to creative … By Kenneth G. Johnson
That is the Amazon link to the used books at a huge price.
As part of my link journey on the General Semantic theme I found it on Google and took a snap off the screen with the iphone of some references I wanted.
More details of my process and the book follows.
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A generally semantic journey
I have enjoyed some of the writing and audio from Al Turtle a relationship therapist. I get an RSS feed of his updates and today found a link to his favourite books. Great idea!
I found an ebook of A. E. Van Vogt’s The World of Null-A, non-Aristotelian logic in SF form. I see that this is not a one-off in Al’s list! He is into General Semantics – intrigued I went off on a search trail.
Ipro – audio tests -?
Test from from my phone
I can get .m4a files and .wav files off the phone, they work on the phone and on the pc, but I have no way of doing MP3s yet, on the phone. I prefer them as they are the easiest to play.
This Google flash player for example, will not play the .wav files. It plays an MP3 in the previous post.
[Files don’t work — Friday, 10 September 2021 ]
Art?
This is an image of Edgar Degas.
It began as a self portrait. Was captured in a movie and then I snapped it off the TV – made this using an iphone ap. But is it art? Anyway, I like it.
Weekly Digest of Tweets 2009-11-29
A swag follow.
“The use of space has a profound effect on the audience”
I am reflecting on the use of space and how it influences dialogue, and more broadly communication (though they are essentially the same thing… flow of meaning.) Found an interesting article:
UNDERSTANDING THEATRE SPACE
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (2002)
I have been wondering how courts and juries fir into the history of all of this… and there is a clue here!
How might a restorative justice space look?
The biggest question on my mind though is how we use space in cyberspace – and how we can create more intentional dialogue.
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The difference between Brainstorming and Choice Creating
The approach recommended here, choice-creating, is richer than what is normally meant by decision-making, problem-solving, or even “Creative Problem Solving.” Using choice-creating, not only can we solve impossible to solve issues, but we also introduce the possibility of transforming our feelings about such problems. Choice-creating transforms us and the situation. It changes the problem, empowers the person, and can transform the organization, as well.
Psyberspace News
Psyberspace Google News – by my design. Updated as needed.