Tag Archives: emergence

Emergence and the new intelligence leadership

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Giorgio Bertini

Emergence, a vital phenomenon of evolution, has been the primary focus of numerous pioneer complexity researchers. In this study, the complexity-intelligence and emergence-intelligence linkages are scrutinised. Encompassing and exploring spaces of high complexity by human organisations requires a better comprehension … Continue reading →

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Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Emergence is what happens when an interconnected system of relatively simple elements self-organizes to form more intelligent, more adaptive higher-level behavior. It’s a bottom-up model rather than being engineered by a general or a master planner, emergence begins at the … Continue reading →

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Three core practices for creative leadership

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Read From an interview with my dear friend Peggy Holman on enhancing creative leadership: Q: What is one practice that people could start applying today to bring more creativity into their work or their business organization? Holman: If I were … Continue reading →

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Emergence of social cohesion in a model society of greedy, mobile individuals

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Read Human wellbeing in modern societies relies on social cohesion, which can be characterized by high levels of cooperation and a large number of social ties. Both features, however, are frequently challenged by individual self-interest. In fact, the stability of … Continue reading →

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Flock Theory – A New Model of Emergent Self-Organization in Human Interaction

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

This paper introduces a new theory of emergent self-organization in human interaction. Flock theory draws from a theoretical basis of emergence and self-organizing systems. Likewise, two other important theoretical works are offered, Eric Eisenberg’s work on the transcendent organization of … Continue reading →

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Self-organization of Complex, Intelligent Systems

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

This paper reviews the general philosophy underlying the transdisciplinary research in the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition (ECCO) group. The ECCO conceptual framework is based on an ontology of action: the fundamental constituents of reality are seen as actions and the … Continue reading →

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Everything is emergent

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

Again, we have to stop predicting, and start nurturing the current situation in a way that good outcomes will flourish, independent of what that outcome can be. It’s not the outcome that matters most, it’s the road to it. The … Continue reading →

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The Self-Organization of Creative Emergence

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

Emergence happens where the visible and the invisible meet. By consciously engaging the unknown, it begins to reveal itself as we create the next idea, product, system, service, approach, method, technology, etc. A natural, highly creative self-organization begins to happen. … Continue reading →

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