Complex Adaptive Systems

It seems to me that to understand our world, the model of complex adaptive systems is most appropriate. Peter Fryer describes complexity theory this way: For years scientists saw the universe as a linear place, where simple rules of cause and effect apply. The universe was a big machine. If they took it apart and understood the parts, they could understand the whole. Despite their efforts, the universe remained unpredictable. Complex systems didn't behave as expected. It was in quantum physics where the strangest discoveries were it was apparent that the very smallest sub nuclear particles were behaving according to a very different set of rules than cause and effect. "Gradually as scientists of all disciplines explored these phenomena a new theory emerged - complexity theory, A theory based on relationships, emergence, patterns and iterations. A theory that maintains that the universe is full of systems, weather systems, immune systems, social systems etc and that these systems are complex and constantly adapting to their environment. Hence complex adaptive systems." Fryer describes complex adaptive systems as having the following properties: emergence, co-evolution, Sub-optimal, requisite variety, connectivity, simple rules, iteration, self-organizing, edge of chaos, and nested systems. Go to (www.trojanmice.com/articles/complexadaptivesystems.htm)

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