Living At The Edge Of Chaos
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Living At The Edge Of Chaos
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Author : Helene Shulman
language : en
Publisher: Daimon
Release Date : 1997
Living At The Edge Of Chaos written by Helene Shulman and has been published by Daimon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Chaotic behavior in systems categories.
Helene Shulman integrates experiences of synchronicity, altered states of consciousness, trance, ritual, Buddhist meditation practice and creativity into a broad perspective on cross-cultural psychology. What emerges is a comprehensive way to understand psychological illness and healing as a perpetual work-in-progress near the edge of chaos, where the seeds for new models of reality lie. With mental illness as the focus, she leads us on a fascinating interdisciplinary exploration, linking such areas as cultural studies, anthropology, evolutionary science and new work in mathematics and computer science " known as complexity theory " to Jungian psychology. A new paradigm for postmodern psychology emerges as the author presents a dynamic theoretical model containing rational and irrational aspects of individual and collective life.
Thriving At The Edge Of Chaos
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Author : Jonathan Sapir
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2019-11-20
Thriving At The Edge Of Chaos written by Jonathan Sapir and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-20 with Business & Economics categories.
For many organizations, the way in which projects are managed is a fundamental factor in how well they can prosper in today’s marketplace. Unfortunately, the current solutions available to companies for managing projects are proving to be increasingly ineffective in a complex world that is becoming more and more dynamic and unpredictable. Organization’s pay for this complexity in delayed time-to-market, slow response to customer needs, and decreased productivity. While tweaking the current project management paradigm may provide some minimal gains, to have a real impact requires a fundamental change in mindset. New business models like Uber and AirBnB show us that the most efficient operations in today’s business environment behave like complex adaptive systems (CAS) where self-managing participants, following a set of simple rules, organize themselves to solve incredibly complex problems. Instead of trying to function like a "well-oiled machine" where things "work like clockwork", companies like Uber function more like an organism that is alive and constantly changing. They fully embrace the characteristics of a CAS. Viewing an organization as a complex adaptive system drives a radically new philosophy of project management that is much better suited to the needs of the 21st-century organization and can provide the quantum leap improvement in project production that we are looking for. This book exposes the assumptions underlying the accepted paradigm of project management, describes the common practices that are based on those assumptions, analyzes why these practices are unhelpful and even harmful, and proposes an alternative, sometimes seemingly counter intuitive approach to project management based on CAS thinking. By the end of the book, the reader will have a completely new perspective on the way projects can be managed in their organization, and how they can quickly start reaping the benefits provided by a CAS-driven management methodology and supporting toolset that is more in tune with today’s business demands - and that turns complexity into a competitive advantage.
Life At The Edge Of Chaos
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Author : Mark D. Youngblood
language : en
Publisher: Perceval Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Life At The Edge Of Chaos written by Mark D. Youngblood and has been published by Perceval Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
Edge Of Chaos
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Author : Dambisa Moyo
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-04-24
Edge Of Chaos written by Dambisa Moyo and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-24 with Political Science categories.
Why our democracies need urgent reform, before it's too late A generation after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world is once again on the edge of chaos. Demonstrations have broken out from Belgium to Brazil led by angry citizens demanding a greater say in their political and economic future, better education, heathcare and living standards. The bottom line of this outrage is the same; people are demanding their governments do more to improve their lives faster, something which policymakers are unable to deliver under conditions of anaemic growth. Rising income inequality and a stagnant economy are threats to both the developed and the developing world, and leaders can no longer afford to ignore this gathering storm. In Edge of Chaos, Dambisa Moyo sets out the new political and economic challenges facing the world, and the specific, radical solutions needed to resolve these issues and reignite global growth. Dambisa enumerates the four headwinds of demographics, inequality, commodity scarcity and technological innovation that are driving social and economic unrest, and argues for a fundamental retooling of democratic capitalism to address current problems and deliver better outcomes in the future. In the twenty-first century, a crisis in one country can quickly become our own, and fragile economies produce a fragile international community. Edge of Chaos is a warning for advanced and emerging nations alike: we must reverse the dramatic erosion in growth, or face the consequences of a fragmented and unstable global future.
Surfing The Edge Of Chaos
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Author : Richard Pascale
language : en
Publisher: Currency
Release Date : 2001-03-01
Surfing The Edge Of Chaos written by Richard Pascale and has been published by Currency this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Every few years a book changes the way people think about a field. In psychology there is Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence. In science, James Gleick's Chaos. In economics and finance, Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street. And in business there is now Surfing the Edge of Chaos by Richard T. Pascale, Mark Millemann, and Linda Gioja. Surfing the Edge of Chaos is a brilliant, powerful, and practical book about the parallels between business and nature -- two fields that feature nonstop battles between the forces of tradition and the forces of transformation. It offers a bold new way of thinking about and responding to the personal and strategic challenges everyone in business faces these days. Pascale, Millemann, and Gioja argue that because every business is a living system (not just as metaphor but in reality), the four cornerstone principles of the life sciences are just as true for organizations as they are for species. These principles are: Equilibrium is death. Innovation usually takes place on the edge of chaos. Self-organization and emergence occur naturally. Organizations can only be disturbed, not directed. Using intriguing, in-depth case studies (Sears Roebuck, Monsanto, Royal Dutch Shell, the U.S. Army, British Petroleum, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems), Surfing the Edge of Chaos shows that in business, as in nature, there are no permanent winners. There are just companies and species that either react to change and evolve, or get left behind and become extinct. Some examples: Parallels between Yellowstone National Park and Sears show why equilibrium is a dangerous place in both nature and business. How Monsanto used a "strange attractor" to move to the edge of chaos to alter its identity and transform its culture. The unlikely story of how the U.S. Army embraced the ideas of self-organization and emergence. Why the misapplication of linear logic (reengineering a business or attempting to eradicate predators in nature) will inevitably fail. The stories in Surfing the Edge of Chaos are of pioneering efforts that show how the principles of living systems produce bottom-line impact and profound transformational change. What's really striking about them, though, is their reality. They are about success and failure, breakthroughs and dead-ends. In short, they are like the business you are in and the challenges you face.
Living On The Edge Of Chaos
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Author : Karolyn J. Snyder
language : en
Publisher: Asq Press
Release Date : 2008
Living On The Edge Of Chaos written by Karolyn J. Snyder and has been published by Asq Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
"In the last decade it has become increasingly clear that life today is global on many levels, both personally and professionally, and that the twenty-first century will indeed be earmarked as the first age of global living for the masses. Educators have an obligation now to prepare students to function as global citizens, to work and live with people from other cultures, and to learn within the multiple forms of technology." "As in the first edition of this book, the authors argue that schools can adapt better to emerging global working and living conditions when they are free of bureaucratic thinking and instead hold systemic thinking as a mind-set. In this second edition, the authors have now added how a much sharper focus is needed: developing schools as global learning centers that prepare students now to be competent and caring global citizens. It is within the global context of living that the mission of schools needs to change course so that students, at every age, can become citizens who are both knowledgeable and skillful and who care about the human community and its sustainability."--BOOK JACKET.
World Politics At The Edge Of Chaos
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Author : Emilian Kavalski
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2015-04-17
World Politics At The Edge Of Chaos written by Emilian Kavalski and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-17 with Political Science categories.
Comprehensive overview of the inroads made by Complexity Thinking approaches and ideas in the study and practice of world politics. Why are policymakers, scholars, and the general public so surprised when the world turns out to be unpredictable? World Politics at the Edge of Chaos suggests that the study of international politics needs new forms of knowledge to respond to emerging challenges such as the interconnectedness between local and transnational realities; between markets, migration, and social movements; and between pandemics, a looming energy crisis, and climate change. Asserting that Complexity Thinking (CT) provides a much-needed lens for interpreting these challenges, the contributors offer a parallel assessment of the impact of CT to anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric (post-human) International Relations. Using this perspective, the result should be less surprise when confronting the dynamism of a fragile and unpredictable global life.
Change Forces The Sequel
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Author : Michael G. Fullan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-08-02
Change Forces The Sequel written by Michael G. Fullan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-02 with Education categories.
Moral purpose and complexity -- Complexity and the change process -- The deep meaning of inside collaboration -- The deep meaning of outside collaboration -- The complexities of transferability -- Intellectual, political and spiritual fusion.
Artificial Life Iv
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Author : Rodney Allen Brooks
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1994
Artificial Life Iv written by Rodney Allen Brooks and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Computers categories.
This book brings together contributions to the Fourth Artificial Life Workshop, held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the summer of 1994.
The Edge Of Organization
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Author : Russ Marion
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 1999-01-14
The Edge Of Organization written by Russ Marion and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-14 with Social Science categories.
What Newton′s Principia was to his natural science colleagues, Russ Marion′s The Edge of Organization is to today′s social scientists. This book clearly elucidates the arrival of the social sciences at the end of the alley of modernism but then presents us with the tools and ideas to climb out of a dead end, rise above old limitations, and take flight for new horizons bright with promise for advancing both theory and praxis. . . . For social scientists, it is both the most relevant and most easily apprehended treatment to date of the totality of chaos and complexity theory and technique. --Raymond A. Eve, Editor, Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology The Edge of Organization offers a readable, comprehensive, and integrated overview of the new sciences of chaos and complexity. Author Russ Marion describes formal and social organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories. His multidisciplinary approach will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of social sciences. This book is generously illustrated and includes comprehensive references plus an annotated bibliography of useful books and articles. The Edge of Organization will appeal to students and professionals in sociology, management/ organization studies, management studies, marketing, political science, public administration, and psychology.