Nonlinear Sciences – Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Scientific paper
2006-03-22
International Journal of Public Information Systems 2008(1):1-24. 2008.
Nonlinear Sciences
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
22 pages, 13 figures, related work at http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~cgershen/sos/ v2. Added section presenting "random agent n
Scientific paper
This paper proposes self-organization as a method to improve the efficiency and adaptability of bureaucracies and similar social systems. Bureaucracies are described as networks of agents, where the main design principle is to reduce local "friction" to increase local and global "satisfaction". Following this principle, solutions are proposed for improving communication within bureaucracies, sensing public satisfaction, dynamic modification of hierarchies, and contextualization of procedures. Each of these reduces friction between agents (internal or external), increasing the efficiency of bureaucracies. "Random agent networks" (RANs), novel computational models, are introduced to illustrate the benefits of self-organizing bureaucracies.
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