July 28, 2003

Components of Adaptive Systems

Components of Adaptive Systems: "Just as physics has core principles, so do adaptive systems. The basics involve:


  1. Agents. atoms, software, people, the DMUs
  2. Self-organization. autonomous order.
  3. Recombination. don't start from scratch; have sex instead
  4. Selective pressure. Fitness is judged by the environment.
  5. Adaptation. for better performance
  6. Co-evolution. When the frog evolves a sticky tongue, flies get Teflon feet. Competition and other players define the game
  7. Emergence. mix self-organization, recombination, selection, and co-evolution and you get an ecology--or an economy.

Posted by gsiemens at July 28, 2003 12:05 PM