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Nature’s Paradigm: The Core Ideas of Systems Theory
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“People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in all and all in one is to break through the great barrier which narrows one’s perception of reality.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
This is the second part of an essay that was published in 1996 entitled “Systems Theory: Rediscovering Nature’s Paradigm.” The first part of the article is here: Rediscovering Nature’s Paradigm, Part I. My goal was to try to simplify and summarize the most important ideas of systems theory. ~Christopher Chase; Fukuoka, Japan
The systems model presented here postulates that unity and creativity are the fundamental characteristics of our Universe, and that Nature’s Systems are everywhere. Such a perspective encourages us to draw from our knowledge of creative processes, to think in the metaphors of activities like sports, games, gardening, weaving, building, music and dance.
The wisdom of our spiritual traditions begins to make more sense. Our values and priorities can begin to shift. All areas of social and individual activity could be profoundly effected by a model of the Universe that presents humans as creative participants in nature, and the entire Cosmos as a continuously unfolding tapestry of activity.
“You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle.” ~Eckhart Tolle
To make the ideas of systems theory easier to understand, we can organize them into two separate (but fundamentally related) categories, what we might call the Unifying and Creative Properties of Natural Systems. Each word or idea described here focuses our attention on a different process or characteristic of the physical world.
Although some of these concepts have their roots in pre-modern philosophies, they can be integrated into contemporary systems theory. By bringing ancient and modern wisdom together we may regain our understanding of how our universe is structured, and how it creates new forms.
There are several distinct attributes and processes which play a role in maintaining and unifying all the systems in our world. From a systems perspective, many independent systems and polar opposites are actually fundamentally connected. Animals, ecosystems and the global economy are all UNIFIED systems.
They are each composed of many interacting individuals, communities and sub-systems. Systems theorists often use the term COMPLEXITY to refer to these intricate structures and the webs of INTERDEPENDENCE that enable individual creatures (or sub-systems) and their surrounding systems to function together as coherent wholes.
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creativesystemsthinking.wordpress.com/2015/08/15/natures-paradigm-the-core-ideas-of-systems-theory/
“People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in all and all in one is to break through the great barrier which narrows one’s perception of reality.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
This is the second part of an essay that was published in 1996 entitled “Systems Theory: Rediscovering Nature’s Paradigm.” The first part of the article is here: Rediscovering Nature’s Paradigm, Part I. My goal was to try to simplify and summarize the most important ideas of systems theory. ~Christopher Chase; Fukuoka, Japan
The systems model presented here postulates that unity and creativity are the fundamental characteristics of our Universe, and that Nature’s Systems are everywhere. Such a perspective encourages us to draw from our knowledge of creative processes, to think in the metaphors of activities like sports, games, gardening, weaving, building, music and dance.
The wisdom of our spiritual traditions begins to make more sense. Our values and priorities can begin to shift. All areas of social and individual activity could be profoundly effected by a model of the Universe that presents humans as creative participants in nature, and the entire Cosmos as a continuously unfolding tapestry of activity.
“You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle.” ~Eckhart Tolle
To make the ideas of systems theory easier to understand, we can organize them into two separate (but fundamentally related) categories, what we might call the Unifying and Creative Properties of Natural Systems. Each word or idea described here focuses our attention on a different process or characteristic of the physical world.
Although some of these concepts have their roots in pre-modern philosophies, they can be integrated into contemporary systems theory. By bringing ancient and modern wisdom together we may regain our understanding of how our universe is structured, and how it creates new forms.
There are several distinct attributes and processes which play a role in maintaining and unifying all the systems in our world. From a systems perspective, many independent systems and polar opposites are actually fundamentally connected. Animals, ecosystems and the global economy are all UNIFIED systems.
They are each composed of many interacting individuals, communities and sub-systems. Systems theorists often use the term COMPLEXITY to refer to these intricate structures and the webs of INTERDEPENDENCE that enable individual creatures (or sub-systems) and their surrounding systems to function together as coherent wholes.
Rest in Link.