Emergence

This is an important idea.  The whole idea of how change works in human affairs is a science that is developing fast and urgently needed.

Not out yet but on Amazon for pre-order.



The outline – very full – of the book on Emergence by Peggy Holman is on this site. 

Book Outline « Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity:

This book offers a theory and practice for working with upheaval and uncertainty. It connects what scientists are learning about emergent complexity with experiences change practitioners have from engaging organizations and communities in addressing their needs. This intersection could be called “applied emergence”.

Also by this Author: The Change Handbook.  Amazon)

Harnessing Crowds

Harnessing Crowds: Mapping the Genome of Collective Intelligence

A pdf – research on Creative intelligence – “genetic” framework.

One of the important lessons learned in this work is that there are many ways to classify examples of collective intelligence. The framework presented here is certainly not the only one that could be useful. Other frameworks that emphasize different factors could be useful for different purposes. The primary claim made about this framework is that it is useful for understanding the relationships between different kinds of collective intelligence and for generating ideas about new possibilities.