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Fostering Self-Organization during Extreme Climatic Events a - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Fostering Self-Organization during Extreme Climatic Events a - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Fostering Self-Organization during Extreme Climatic Events a presentation to the National Policy Analysis Group Felicia M. Sullivan February 17, 2010 Context Source: http://connect.in.com/haiti-earthquake-picture Key concepts & theories
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Key concepts & theories
“Self-organizaton is a process of atracton and repulsion in which the internal organizaton of a system, normally an open system, increases in complexity without being guided or managed by an outside source. Self-organizing systems typically (but not always) display emergent propertes.”
Source: htp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organizaton
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Key concepts & theories
“Emergence is the way complex systems and paterns arise out of a multplicity of relatvely simple interactons. Emergence is central to the theories of integratve levels and of complex systems.”
Source: htp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence
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Key concepts & theories
Source: http://www.doi.gov/initiatives/AdaptiveManagement/whatis.html
Adaptive Management
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Key concepts & theories
Source: http://showcase.unis.org/class/anthro/Millenium.htm
Grid-Group Theory
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Key concepts & theories
Source: Olsen and Quade, 2006
Grid-Group Variant
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Key concepts & theories
Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2007/10/russia_facing_a_social_capi
Social Capital
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Key concepts & theories
Social Network Analysis
Source: http://crookedtimber.org/category/archives/networks/page/2/
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Key concepts & theories
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmamcnally
Complex Systems
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Features of self-organizing systems
- Plateaus / Frameworks
- Heterogeneity / Differentiation
- Ambiguity
- Boundary Objects
- Connections / Multi-level / Polycentric
- Feedback / Learning / Adaptation
- Coordination / Influence / Control
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Self-organization in action
Element World Social Forum Open Source Sofware Plateau / Frameworks Regular gatherings GPL Heterogeneity / Diferentaton Diferent issues, countries Diverse projects, difering code environments, roles Ambiguity Open agendas Space for new developments Boundary Objects Charter of principles, anit-neoliberal ideology Code, protocols, CVS, standards Connectons / Mult- level / Polycentric Cross naton, cross issue, individuals, orgs Code forums, Internet, individual projects, programmers Feedback / Learning / Adaptaton Dialogue / debate Peer review / critque Coordinaton / Infuence / Control Coordinatng commitee(s) Core developers, contributors
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Design considerations for disaster response
- Use disasters as plateau opportunites for future
learning and connectons
- Create and support existng bridging organizatons
- Ensure lines of communicaton are open both
horizontally and vertcally
- Clearly artculate goal, problem and boundaries of
the event
- Make sure system is able to integrate new
informaton and facilitates feedback
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