Autopoiesis: Self-organization and self-creation in grassroots settings

[jokibitzer]

As indicted above this thread is a fork from Intro and forums versus chats - #11 by jokibitzer - SocialHub

@aschrijver

system-level change

@jokibitzer

we are both interested in a system-level / topmost-level change.

@aschrijver

Yes, we share those interests and understandings

@jokibitzer

2. Spontaneous big cooperations.

@aschrijver

I am interested in 2), with the added notion that we can control the conditions that facilitate spontaneous emergence so that organic networks of 1) small groups can work together in synergetic value-adding interactions, while these groups themselves 3) determine their own preferred (governance) structure that works best for them. In the Nature analogy I am interested in where cells form tissue fabrics and arteries for the exchange of proteins and the DNA that evolves to keep those healthy, and not cancerous.

… I broadened that thinking out to “grassroots ecosystems” in general (where you can just as well think more non-technical civic / social impact ecosystems).

I do:

1. Participate / Try to inititiate long-term small cooperations / groups, each seeing itself as
   a. autopoietic / autonomous / self-creating / self-governing
   b. participating in / being an atom of network which close to them might look like similar cooperations / groups, each local cooperation / group cooperating with / tuning itself with small number of others
2. Some theory about 1 both
   a. inside groups a la 1
   b. on my own