Harnessing ComplexityBasic Books, 01/08/2008 - 208 من الصفحات Harnessing Complexity will be indispensable to anyone who wants to better comprehend how people and organizations can adapt effectively in the information age. This book is a step-by-step guide to understanding the processes of variation, interaction, and selection that are at work in all organizations. The authors show how to use their own paradigm of "bottom up" management, the Complex Adaptive System-whether in science, public policy, or private commerce. This simple model of how people work together will change forever how we think about getting things done in a group. "Harnessing Complexity distills the managerial essence of current research on complexity. "A very valuable contribution to the emerging theory of competition and competitive advantage."-C.K. Prahalad, University of Michigan, coauthor of Competing for the Future "A brilliant exposition that demystifies both the theory and use of Complex Adaptive Systems."-John Seely Brown, Xerox Corporation and Palo Alto Research Center |
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الصفحة xii
... resulting complexity. And there will be things to avoid. To take a simple example: Even though one action seems best, it usually pays to maintain variety among the actions you take so that you can continue to learn and adapt. The ...
... resulting complexity. And there will be things to avoid. To take a simple example: Even though one action seems best, it usually pays to maintain variety among the actions you take so that you can continue to learn and adapt. The ...
الصفحة xv
... must be considered. We have paid special attention to the role of information in Complex Adaptive Systems. The continuing fall in the costs of copying and recombining information often results in the very rapid Preface xv.
... must be considered. We have paid special attention to the role of information in Complex Adaptive Systems. The continuing fall in the costs of copying and recombining information often results in the very rapid Preface xv.
الصفحة xvi
Robert Axelrod, Michael D Cohen. copying and recombining information often results in the very rapid spread of strategies. An increasing penetration of information technology into social processes will therefore change those processes ...
Robert Axelrod, Michael D Cohen. copying and recombining information often results in the very rapid spread of strategies. An increasing penetration of information technology into social processes will therefore change those processes ...
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... resulting population of fund-raising strategies. One of the key benefits of the Complex Adaptive Systems approach is that it helps you see yourself in the context of a population of agents, and helps you see your actions in the context ...
... resulting population of fund-raising strategies. One of the key benefits of the Complex Adaptive Systems approach is that it helps you see yourself in the context of a population of agents, and helps you see your actions in the context ...
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... result of mechanisms such as trial-and-error learning, or imitation of the strategies of apparently successful agents. Selection can also result from population changes like birth and death, hiring and firing, immigration and emigration ...
... result of mechanisms such as trial-and-error learning, or imitation of the strategies of apparently successful agents. Selection can also result from population changes like birth and death, hiring and firing, immigration and emigration ...
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