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Systems don't tell, components do

  • 1.  Systems don't tell, components do

    Posted 11-05-1999 02:14
    On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, <esteban@CEMEX.COM> wrote RE:Mgt Ed/Dev & Systems
    [...]
    >cancerous cells can be seen as mad cells that focus on
    >reproducing disregarding the impact on the system they live in.

    Yes, you can think of them that way but be aware that this model can be
    very misleading. Cancerous cells may be neither mad nor focusing. Perhaps
    they are just reacting to local conditions that otherwise would have
    prevented them from spontaneously dividing.

    [...]
    The question framed in this analogy would
    >be what actions do we require to encourage cancerous cells to behave like
    >normal
    >cells.

    Alternately the question may be: What rules of individual behavior would
    lead to acceptable behavior of the group when the individuals interact?
    Similarly, what rules do we require to foster a healthy development instead
    of unilateral grouths.

    Dr Wayne Wymore, Prof. Emeritus, U of Arizona, has witten a paper on this
    specific topic.

    Jack Ring
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