Systems thinking

Self-organizing systems are information-bonded, meaning that information is the glue that holds them together. intent at least two levels up is a powerful way to influence what is going on inside groups. According to Jamshid Gharajedaghi, author of Systems Thinking, Managing Chaos and Complexity:

There are fundamental differences between the nature of the bond in mechanical systems and the nature of the bonds in sociocultural systems … while the elements of a mechanical system are 'energy bonded', those of sociocultural systems are 'information bonded.

—Jamshid Gharajedaghi

Sources

• http://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-aus2014-dalton
• http://eikonne.wordpress.com/2014/10/02/have-you-seen-the-system-lately/
• http://www.natcapsolutions.org/Presidio/Articles/WholeSystems/ThinkingInSystems_MEADOWS_TiS%20v13.2_DRAFT.pdf